दादा
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Hindi
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Etymology
From Ashokan Prakrit *𑀤𑀸𑀤𑁆𑀤- (*dādda-), related to तात (tāta, “a father; a term of affection to a junior or senior”).
Pronunciation
Noun
दादा • (dādā) m (feminine दादी, Urdu spelling دادا)
- paternal grandfather
- respectful address for an older man
- (colloquial, derogatory) bully
Declension
Declension of दादा (masc unmarked ā-stem)
Derived terms
- दादागिरी (dādāgirī)
Related terms
- नाना (nānā)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “दादा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Platts, John T. (1884) “दादा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dādda”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Marathi
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
दादा • (dādā) m (feminine दीदी)
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “दादा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “दादा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “दादा”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press