dada

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English

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Etymology 1

Imitative of a child's first syllables; see dad.

Noun

dada (plural dadas)

  1. (childish) Father, dad.

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

dada (uncountable)

  1. (informal, Malaysia, Brunei) heroin

Etymology 3

Noun

dada (uncountable)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Dada (“cultural movement”).

Anagrams

Acehnese

Noun

dada

  1. (anatomy) breast

References

Caló

Alternative forms

Noun

dada m

  1. (endearing) father
    Synonyms: batico, bato

References

  • “dada” in Flamenco - Caló, El Flamenco.
  • “dada” in Vocabulario : Caló - Español, Portal del Flamenco y Universidad.

Catalan

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

dada f (plural dades)

  1. datum
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Participle

dada f sg

  1. (obsolete) feminine singular of dat

Further reading

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish دادا (dâdâ, “nanny, nurse”), from Persian دادا (dâdâ, “nanny, nurse”). Compare Turkish dadı and Serbo-Croatian dàdilja.

Noun

dada

  1. (Northern) older sister
    Synonyms: apte, abla, tata

Declension

Declension of dada
nominative dada
genitive dadanıñ
dative dadağa
accusative dadanı
locative dadada
ablative dadadan

Dupaningan Agta

Noun

dada

  1. aunt
    Synonym: manay

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdaː.daː/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: da‧da

Etymology 1

From French dada (literally “hobby horse”).

Noun

dada n (uncountable)

  1. dada, the cultural movement
    Synonym: dadaïsme

Adjective

dada (invariable, comparative meer dada, superlative meest dada)

  1. Related to the dada art movement.
  2. bizarre, irrational, like dada art

Etymology 2

Interjection

dada

  1. (childish) bye-bye
    Zeg dada aan oma. ― Say bye-bye to granny.

Adverb

dada

  1. (childish) away
    Oma gaat dada. ― Granny is going away now.

Anagrams

Finnish

Etymology

From French dada.

Pronunciation

Noun

dada

  1. Dada

Declension

Inflection of dada (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative dada dadat
genitive dadan dadojen
partitive dadaa dadoja
illative dadaan dadoihin
singular plural
nominative dada dadat
accusative nom. dada dadat
gen. dadan
genitive dadan dadojen
dadainrare
partitive dadaa dadoja
inessive dadassa dadoissa
elative dadasta dadoista
illative dadaan dadoihin
adessive dadalla dadoilla
ablative dadalta dadoilta
allative dadalle dadoille
essive dadana dadoina
translative dadaksi dadoiksi
abessive dadatta dadoitta
instructive — dadoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of dada (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative dadani dadani
accusative nom. dadani dadani
gen. dadani
genitive dadani dadojeni
dadainirare
partitive dadaani dadojani
inessive dadassani dadoissani
elative dadastani dadoistani
illative dadaani dadoihini
adessive dadallani dadoillani
ablative dadaltani dadoiltani
allative dadalleni dadoilleni
essive dadanani dadoinani
translative dadakseni dadoikseni
abessive dadattani dadoittani
instructive — —
comitative — dadoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative dadasi dadasi
accusative nom. dadasi dadasi
gen. dadasi
genitive dadasi dadojesi
dadaisirare
partitive dadaasi dadojasi
inessive dadassasi dadoissasi
elative dadastasi dadoistasi
illative dadaasi dadoihisi
adessive dadallasi dadoillasi
ablative dadaltasi dadoiltasi
allative dadallesi dadoillesi
essive dadanasi dadoinasi
translative dadaksesi dadoiksesi
abessive dadattasi dadoittasi
instructive — —
comitative — dadoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative dadamme dadamme
accusative nom. dadamme dadamme
gen. dadamme
genitive dadamme dadojemme
dadaimmerare
partitive dadaamme dadojamme
inessive dadassamme dadoissamme
elative dadastamme dadoistamme
illative dadaamme dadoihimme
adessive dadallamme dadoillamme
ablative dadaltamme dadoiltamme
allative dadallemme dadoillemme
essive dadanamme dadoinamme
translative dadaksemme dadoiksemme
abessive dadattamme dadoittamme
instructive — —
comitative — dadoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative dadanne dadanne
accusative nom. dadanne dadanne
gen. dadanne
genitive dadanne dadojenne
dadainnerare
partitive dadaanne dadojanne
inessive dadassanne dadoissanne
elative dadastanne dadoistanne
illative dadaanne dadoihinne
adessive dadallanne dadoillanne
ablative dadaltanne dadoiltanne
allative dadallenne dadoillenne
essive dadananne dadoinanne
translative dadaksenne dadoiksenne
abessive dadattanne dadoittanne
instructive — —
comitative — dadoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative dadansa dadansa
accusative nom. dadansa dadansa
gen. dadansa
genitive dadansa dadojensa
dadainsarare
partitive dadaansa dadojaan
dadojansa
inessive dadassaan
dadassansa 		dadoissaan
dadoissansa
elative dadastaan
dadastansa 		dadoistaan
dadoistansa
illative dadaansa dadoihinsa
adessive dadallaan
dadallansa 		dadoillaan
dadoillansa
ablative dadaltaan
dadaltansa 		dadoiltaan
dadoiltansa
allative dadalleen
dadallensa 		dadoilleen
dadoillensa
essive dadanaan
dadanansa 		dadoinaan
dadoinansa
translative dadakseen
dadaksensa 		dadoikseen
dadoiksensa
abessive dadattaan
dadattansa 		dadoittaan
dadoittansa
instructive — —
comitative — dadoineen
dadoinensa

Further reading

French

Etymology

Of imitative origin, from children's speech.

Pronunciation

Noun

dada m (plural dadas)

  1. (childish) horse
  2. hobby horse

Further reading

Garo

Etymology

Likely from Bengali দাদা (dada)

Noun

dada

  1. elder brother

Synonyms

Hungarian

Etymology

An onomatopoeia.

Pronunciation

Noun

dada (plural dadák)

  1. nurse (a person (usually a woman) who takes care of other people’s young)
    Synonyms: dadus, dajka

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative dada dadák
accusative dadát dadákat
dative dadának dadáknak
instrumental dadával dadákkal
causal-final dadáért dadákért
translative dadává dadákká
terminative dadáig dadákig
essive-formal dadaként dadákként
essive-modal — —
inessive dadában dadákban
superessive dadán dadákon
adessive dadánál dadáknál
illative dadába dadákba
sublative dadára dadákra
allative dadához dadákhoz
elative dadából dadákból
delative dadáról dadákról
ablative dadától dadáktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular 		dadáé dadáké
non-attributive
possessive - plural 		dadáéi dadákéi
Possessive forms of dada
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. dadám dadáim
2nd person sing. dadád dadáid
3rd person sing. dadája dadái
1st person plural dadánk dadáink
2nd person plural dadátok dadáitok
3rd person plural dadájuk dadáik

Related terms

References

  1. ^ dada in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)

Further reading

  • dada in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
  • dada in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)

Iban

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dahdah, from Proto-Austronesian *daSdaS.

Pronunciation

Noun

dada

  1. chest

Indonesian

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Etymology

From Malay dada, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dahdah, from Proto-Austronesian *daSdaS.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdä.dä/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: da‧da

Noun

dada (plural dada-dada, first-person possessive dadaku, second-person possessive dadamu, third-person possessive dadanya)

  1. (anatomy) chest: the portion of the front of the human body from the base of the neck to the top of the abdomen; the thorax. Also the analogous area in other animals.
  2. (anatomy) chest cavity, thoracic cavity.
    Synonyms: rongga dada, ruang dada

Affixed terms

Compounds

Further reading

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Modification of adamh (“atom”).

Pronunciation

Pronoun

dada

  1. iota, jot, whit, tittle
  2. anything (in a question or negative statement), nothing
    Níl dada ann. ― There's nothing there.
    Ní fheicim dada. ― I can't see anything.

Derived terms

References

Italian

Noun

dada m (invariable)

  1. (art) Dada

Anagrams

Malagasy

Etymology 1

Noun

dada

  1. father, dad

Etymology 2

Noun

dada

  1. a dance where the feet are made to imitate the beating of a drum

Etymology 3

Adjective

dada

  1. (Tankarana, Tambahoaka) Synonym of dadoa

Malay

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Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dahdah, from Proto-Austronesian *daSdaS.

Pronunciation

Noun

dada (Jawi spelling دادا, plural dada-dada, informal 1st possessive dadaku, 2nd possessive dadamu, 3rd possessive dadanya)

  1. chest

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

Descendants

  • Indonesian: dada

See also

Further reading

Maltese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian dado and/or Sicilian dadu.

Pronunciation

Noun

dada f (plural dadi)

  1. die, dice (polyhedron used in games of chance)
  2. cube (object more or less in the form of a cube)

Mauritian Creole

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Hindi दादा (dādā).

Noun

dada

  1. paternal grandfather
    Hypernym: granper

Etymology 2

From Marathi दादा (dādā).

Noun

dada

  1. older brother
    Hypernym: frer

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

Verb

dada

  1. first/third-person singular imperfect active of dadāti (“to give”)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -adɐ
  • Hyphenation: da‧da

Pronoun

dada

  1. feminine singular of dado

Adjective

dada f sg

  1. feminine singular of dado

Participle

dada f sg

  1. feminine singular of dado

Salar

Pronunciation

Noun

dada (3rd person possessive , plural )

  1. father's brother, paternal uncle

References

  • Tenishev, Edhem (1976) “dada”, in Stroj salárskovo jazyká [Grammar of Salar], Moscow, page 46

Spanish

Etymology

Feminine of dado.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdada/
  • Rhymes: -ada
  • Syllabification: da‧da

Participle

dada f sg

  1. feminine singular of dado

Swahili

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Pronunciation

Noun

dada (n class, plural dada)

  1. sister
    Coordinate term: kaka

Derived terms

Tetum

Noun

dada

  1. pull

Tumbuka

Noun

dada class 1a (plural ŵadada class 2)

  1. father, dad

Coordinate terms

Xhosa

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

-dada

  1. to swim

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Yoruba

Obìnrin tó ní irun dàda

Etymology

From Dàda.

Pronunciation

Noun

dàda

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Dàda (“a child born with matted, curly hair”)
  2. dreadlocks
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