ڏاڏو

Sindhi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀤𑀸𑀤𑁆𑀤- (*dādda-). Cognate with Kachchi ડાડો (ḍāḍo), Gujarati દાદો (dādo).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɗɑː.ɗoː/
  • Rhymes: -oː

Noun

ڏاڏو • (ḍ̠āḍ̠om (Devanagari ॾाॾो)

  1. paternal grandfather

Further reading

  • Parmanand, Mewaram (1910) “ڏاڏو”, in Sindhi-English Dictionary, Hyderabad, Sindh: The Sind Juvenile Co-operative Society
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dādda”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press