दादी
Hindi
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दादी
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Etymology
From Ashokan Prakrit *𑀤𑀸𑀤𑁆𑀤- (*dādda-).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /d̪ɑː.d̪iː/, [d̪äː.d̪iː]
Noun
दादी • (dādī) f (masculine दादा, Urdu spelling دادی)
- paternal grandmother
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | दादी dādī |
दादियाँ dādiyā̃ |
| oblique | दादी dādī |
दादियों dādiyõ |
| vocative | दादी dādī |
दादियो dādiyo |
Related terms
- नानी (nānī)
References
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “दादी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- Platts, John T. (1884) “दादी”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “दादी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press