दादी
Hindi
Etymology
McGregor inferred it to be from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀤𑀸𑀤𑁆𑀤- (*dādda-). Platts gives it as from the Sanskrit तात (tāta) + -इका (-ikā).
Pronunciation
Noun
दादी • (dādī) f (masculine दादा, Urdu spelling دادی)
- paternal grandmother
Declension
Declension of दादी (fem ī-stem)
Related terms
- नानी (nānī)
References
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- Hindi terms inherited from Ashokan Prakrit
- Hindi terms derived from Ashokan Prakrit
- Hindi terms inherited from Sanskrit
- Hindi terms derived from Sanskrit
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- Hindi lemmas
- Hindi nouns
- Hindi nouns with other-gender equivalents
- Hindi feminine nouns
- Hindi feminine ī-stem nouns
- hi:Family