داداش

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Turkic. Compare Azerbaijani qardaş, Turkish dadaş (eastern dialectal), Turkish kardeş, Gagauz kardaş. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [d̪ɑː.d̪ɑ́ːʃ]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [d̪ɑː.d̪ɑ́ːʃ]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [d̪ɔː.d̪ɔ́ːʃ]

Readings
Classical reading? dādāš
Dari reading? dādāš
Iranian reading? dâdâš
Tajik reading? dodoš
  • Audio (Iran):(file)

Noun

داداش • (dâdâš) (plural داداش‌ها)

  1. (very informal) brother
    Synonym: (Dari) بیادر (biyâdar)
  2. (very informal, in the vocative) dude, bro. Used to address a young male friend

Derived terms

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