দিদি

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀤𑀺𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀸- (*diddā-, older sister or female relative), ultimately from baby talk.

Pronunciation

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Noun

দিদি • (didi) (chiefly India)

  1. (childish) elder sister
  2. (by extension) any elder or unrelated female

Declension

indefinite forms
nominative দিদি (didi)
objective দিদিকে (didike)
genitive দিদির (didir)
definite forms
singular plural
nominative দিদিটা, দিদিটি (didiṭa (colloquial), didiṭi (formal)) দিদিরা (didira)
objective দিদিটাকে, দিদিটিকে (didiṭake (colloquial), didiṭike (formal)) দিদিদের(কে) (didider(ke))
genitive দিদিটার, দিদিটির (didiṭar (colloquial), didiṭir (formal)) দিদিদের (didider)
Objective Note: In some dialects, -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).