दादी

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Hindi

Etymology

McGregor inferred it to be from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀤𑀸𑀤𑁆𑀤- (*dādda-). Platts gives it as from the Sanskrit तात (tāta) + -इका (-ikā).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /d̪ɑː.d̪iː/, [d̪äː.d̪iː]

Noun

दादी (dādīf (masculine दादा, Urdu spelling دادی)

  1. paternal grandmother

Declension

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