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दीदी

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-New Indo-Aryan *दिद्दा (diddā) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-), from onomatopoeic nursery reduplication. Cognate with Marathi दीदी (dīdī).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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दीदी (dīdīf (Urdu spelling دیدی)

  1. older sister, elder sister, didi
    Synonyms: दी (), जीजी (jījī)

Declension

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Declension of दीदी (fem ī-stem)
singular plural
direct दीदी
dīdī
दीदियाँ
dīdiyā̃
oblique दीदी
dīdī
दीदियों
dīdiyõ
vocative दीदी
dīdī
दीदियो
dīdiyo

Descendants

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  • Mauritian Creole: didi

References

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Marathi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-New Indo-Aryan *दिद्दा (diddā) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-), from onomatopoeic nursery reduplication. Cognate with Hindi दीदी (dīdī).

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /d̪i.d̪i/, [d̪i.d̪iː]

Noun

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दीदी (dīdīf (male equivalent दादा)

  1. elder sister
    Synonym: ताई (tāī)

Declension

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Declension of दीदी (fem ī-stem)
direct
singular
दीदी
dīdī
direct
plural
दीद्या
dīdyā
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा
दीदी
dīdī
दीद्या
dīdyā
oblique
सामान्यरूप
दीदी
dīdī
दीद्यां-
dīdyān-
accusative / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी
दीदीला
dīdīlā
दीद्यांना
dīdyānnā
ergative दीदीने, दीदीनं
dīdīne, dīdīna
दीद्यांनी
dīdyānnī
instrumental दीदीशी
dīdīśī
दीद्यांशी
dīdyānśī
locative
सप्तमी
दीदीत
dīdīt
दीद्यांत
dīdyāt
vocative
संबोधन
दीदी
dīdī
दीद्यांनो
dīdyānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
Genitive declension of दीदी (fem ī-stem)
masculine object
पुल्लिंगी कर्म
feminine object
स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म
neuter object
नपुसकलिंगी कर्म
oblique
सामान्यरूप
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular*
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular subject
एकवचनी कर्ता
दीदीचा
dīdīċā
दीदीचे
dīdīċe
दीदीची
dīdīcī
दीदीच्या
dīdīcā
दीदीचे, दीदीचं
dīdīċe, dīdīċa
दीदीची
dīdīcī
दीदीच्या
dīdīcā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता
दीद्यांचा
dīdyānċā
दीद्यांचे
dīdyānċe
दीद्यांची
dīdyāñcī
दीद्यांच्या
dīdyāncā
दीद्यांचे, दीद्यांचं
dīdyānċe, dīdyānċa
दीद्यांची
dīdyāñcī
दीद्यांच्या
dīdyāñcā
* Note: Word-final (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.