दादा
Hindi
Etymology
McGregor inferred it to be from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀤𑀸𑀤𑁆𑀤- (*dādda-). Platts gives it as from the Sanskrit तात (tāta) + कः (kaḥ).
Pronunciation
Noun
दादा • (dādā) m (feminine दादी, Urdu spelling دادا)
- paternal grandfather
- respectful address for an older man
- (colloquial, derogatory) bully
Declension
Declension of दादा (masc unmarked ā-stem)
Derived terms
- दादागिरी (dādāgirī)
Related terms
- नाना (nānā)
References
Categories:
- Hindi terms inherited from Ashokan Prakrit
- Hindi terms derived from Ashokan Prakrit
- Hindi terms inherited from Sanskrit
- Hindi terms derived from Sanskrit
- Hindi terms with IPA pronunciation
- Hindi lemmas
- Hindi nouns
- Hindi nouns with other-gender equivalents
- Hindi masculine nouns
- Hindi colloquialisms
- Hindi derogatory terms
- Hindi masculine unmarked ā-stem nouns
- hi:Family