dada
English
Etymology 1
Imitative of a child's first syllables; see dad.
Noun
dada (plural dadas)
- (childish) Father, dad.
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
dada (uncountable)
- (informal, Malaysia, Brunei) heroin
Noun
dada (uncountable)
- Alternative letter-case form of Dada (“cultural movement”).
Anagrams
- Adad, adda, daad
Acehnese
Noun
dada
- (anatomy) breast
References
- 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.
Caló
Alternative forms
- dadá
Noun
dada m
- (endearing) father
- Synonyms: batico, bato
References
- “dada” in Flamenco - Caló, El Flamenco.
- “dada” in Vocabulario : Caló - Español, Portal del Flamenco y Universidad.
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /ˈda.də/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈda.da/
Etymology 1
From Vulgar Latin data (“the date of a document”).
Noun
dada f (plural dades)
- datum
Derived terms
- base de dades
Verb
dada f sg
- (obsolete) past participle of dar
Further reading
- “dada” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
- “dada”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
Crimean Tatar
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish دادا (dâdâ, “nanny, nurse”), from Persian دادا (dâdâ, “nanny, nurse”). Compare Turkish dadı and Serbo-Croatian dàdilja.
Noun
dada
- (Northern) older sister
- Synonyms: apte, abla, tata
Declension
nominative | dada |
---|---|
genitive | dadanıñ |
dative | dadağa |
accusative | dadanı |
locative | dadada |
ablative | dadadan |
Dupaningan Agta
Noun
dada
- aunt
- Synonym: manay
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdaː.daː/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: da‧da
Etymology 1
From French dada (literally “hobby horse”).
Noun
dada n (uncountable)
- dada, the cultural movement
- Synonym: dadaïsme
Adjective
dada (invariable, comparative meer dada, superlative meest dada)
- Related to the dada art movement.
- bizarre, irrational, like dada art
Interjection
dada
- (childish) bye-bye
- Zeg dada aan oma. ― Say bye-bye to granny.
Adverb
dada
- (childish) away
- Oma gaat dada. ― Granny is going away now.
Anagrams
- daad
Finnish
Etymology
From French dada.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdɑdɑ/, [ˈdɑdɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑdɑ
- Syllabification(key): da‧da
Noun
dada
- Dada
Declension
Inflection of dada (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | dada | dadat | |
genitive | dadan | dadojen | |
partitive | dadaa | dadoja | |
illative | dadaan | dadoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | dada | dadat | |
accusative | nom. | dada | dadat |
gen. | dadan | ||
genitive | dadan | dadojen dadainrare | |
partitive | dadaa | dadoja | |
inessive | dadassa | dadoissa | |
elative | dadasta | dadoista | |
illative | dadaan | dadoihin | |
adessive | dadalla | dadoilla | |
ablative | dadalta | dadoilta | |
allative | dadalle | dadoille | |
essive | dadana | dadoina | |
translative | dadaksi | dadoiksi | |
instructive | — | dadoin | |
abessive | dadatta | dadoitta | |
comitative | — | dadoineen |
Possessive forms of dada (type kala) | ||
---|---|---|
possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | dadani | dadamme |
2nd person | dadasi | dadanne |
3rd person | dadansa |
French
Etymology
Of imitative origin, from children's speech.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /da.da/
Audio (file)
Noun
dada m (plural dadas)
- (childish) horse
- hobby horse
Further reading
- “dada”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Garo
Etymology
Likely from Bengali দাদা (dada)
Noun
dada
- elder brother
Synonyms
- adagipa (formal)
- adatang (formal)
- ada
Hungarian
Etymology
An onomatopoeia.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈdɒdɒ]
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: da‧da
- Rhymes: -dɒ
Noun
dada (plural dadák)
- nurse (a person (usually a woman) who takes care of other people’s young)
- Synonyms: dadus, dajka
Declension
Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | dada | dadák |
accusative | dadát | dadákat |
dative | dadának | dadáknak |
instrumental | dadával | dadákkal |
causal-final | dadáért | dadákért |
translative | dadává | dadákká |
terminative | dadáig | dadákig |
essive-formal | dadaként | dadákként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | dadában | dadákban |
superessive | dadán | dadákon |
adessive | dadánál | dadáknál |
illative | dadába | dadákba |
sublative | dadára | dadákra |
allative | dadához | dadákhoz |
elative | dadából | dadákból |
delative | dadáról | dadákról |
ablative | dadától | dadáktól |
non-attributive possessive - singular | dadáé | dadáké |
non-attributive possessive - plural | dadáéi | dadákéi |
Possessive forms of dada | ||
---|---|---|
possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | dadám | dadáim |
2nd person sing. | dadád | dadáid |
3rd person sing. | dadája | dadái |
1st person plural | dadánk | dadáink |
2nd person plural | dadátok | dadáitok |
3rd person plural | dadájuk | dadáik |
Related terms
- dadus
References
- dada in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN. (See also its 2nd edition.)
Further reading
- dada in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
- dada in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (’A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2023)
Iban
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈd̪ad̪a]
Noun
dada
- chest
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay dada, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dahdah, from Proto-Austronesian *daSdaS.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈd̪ad̪a]
- Hyphenation: da‧da
Noun
dada (plural dada-dada, first-person possessive dadaku, second-person possessive dadamu, third-person possessive dadanya)
- (anatomy) chest: the portion of the front of the human body from the base of the neck to the top of the abdomen; the thorax. Also the analogous area in other animals.
- (anatomy) chest cavity, thoracic cavity.
- Synonyms: rongga dada, ruang dada
Affixed terms
- berdada
- berdada-dadaan
- mendada
Compounds
- buah dada
- dada ayam
- dada bidang
- dada burung
- dada lapang
- dada lega
- dada manuk
Further reading
- “dada” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Irish
Alternative forms
- dadadh, dadaí, dadaidh, dadamh
- dadaṁ (superseded)
- tada (Cois Fharraige)
Etymology
Modification of adamh (“atom”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠad̪ˠə/
Pronoun
dada
- iota, jot, whit, tittle
- anything (in a question or negative statement), nothing
- Níl dada ann. ― There's nothing there.
- Ní fheicim dada. ― I can't see anything.
Derived terms
- dada beo
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “dada”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “dadom”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “dadaḋ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 219
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “dadaṁ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
- Entries containing “dada” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “dada” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Italian
Noun
dada m (invariable)
- (art) Dada
Anagrams
- Adda
Malagasy
Noun
dada
- father, dad
Noun
dada
- a dance where the feet are made to imitate the beating of a drum
Adjective
dada
- (Tankarana, Tambahoaka) Synonym of dadoa
Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dahdah, from Proto-Austronesian *daSdaS.
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /da.de/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /da.da/
- Rhymes: -adə, -də, -ə
Noun
dada (Jawi spelling دادا, plural dada-dada, informal 1st possessive dadaku, 2nd possessive dadamu, 3rd possessive dadanya)
- chest
Derived terms
Regular affixed derivations:
- berdada [stative / habitual] (beR-)
- berdada-dadaan [reduplication + stative / habitual + repetition / reciprocity] (redup + beR- + -an)
- mendada [agent focus] (meN-)
- dadaan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:
- buah dada
Descendants
- Indonesian: dada
See also
- payudara (“breast”)
Further reading
- “dada” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
- "dada" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.
Maltese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdada/
Etymology 1
Compare Hebrew דַּד (daḏ, “teat”), Aramaic דַּדָּא (daddā, “teat”). Either a Punic substrate or a dialectal formation parallel to the Hebrew and Aramaic; for the formation compare Hebrew זִיז (zīz, “abundance, teat, protuberance”), Akkadian 𒍣𒍣𒂊 (/zīzu/, “teat”), Aramaic בִּיזָא / ܒܷܙܐ (bizzā, “teat”), בּוּזָא (buzzā, “teat”), Ugaritic 𐎁𐎑 (bẓ, “teat”), Arabic بِزّ (bizz, “teat”).
Noun
dada f (plural dadi)
- chest; breast
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Italian dado or Sicilian dadu, with gender change.
Noun
dada f (plural dadi)
- die (singular form of dice)
Mauritian Creole
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dada/
Etymology 1
From Hindi दादा (dādā).
Noun
dada
- paternal grandfather
- Hypernym: granper
Etymology 2
From Marathi दादा (dādā).
Noun
dada
- older brother
- Hypernym: frer
Pali
Alternative forms
- 𑀤𑀤 (Brahmi script)
- दद (Devanagari script)
- দদ (Bengali script)
- දද (Sinhalese script)
- ဒဒ or ၻၻ (Burmese script)
- ทท or ทะทะ (Thai script)
- ᨴᨴ (Tai Tham script)
- ທທ or ທະທະ (Lao script)
- ទទ (Khmer script)
- 𑄘𑄘 (Chakma script)
Verb
dada
- first/third-person singular imperfect active of dadāti (“to give”)
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈda.dɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈda.da/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈda.dɐ/ [ˈda.ðɐ]
- Rhymes: -adɐ
- Hyphenation: da‧da
Pronoun
dada
- feminine singular of dado
Adjective
dada f sg
- feminine singular of dado
Participle
dada f sg
- feminine singular of dado
Salar
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [tada]
Noun
dada (3rd person possessive [[{{{1}}}#Salar|{{{1}}}]], plural [[{{{2}}}#Salar|{{{2}}}]])
- father's brother, paternal uncle
References
- Tenishev, Edhem (1976), “dada”, in Stroj salárskovo jazyká [Grammar of Salar], Moscow, page 46
Spanish
Etymology
Feminine of dado.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdada/ [ˈd̪a.ð̞a]
- Rhymes: -ada
- Syllabification: da‧da
Participle
dada f sg
- feminine singular of dado
Swahili
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Noun
dada (n class, plural dada)
- sister
- Coordinate term: kaka
- dada mkwe ― sister-in-law
- dada wa kambo ― step sister
Tetum
Noun
dada
- pull
Tumbuka
Noun
dada class 1a (plural ŵadada class 2)
- father, dad
Coordinate terms
- mama
Xhosa
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb
-dada
- to swim
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Yoruba
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Etymology
From Dàda.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dà.dā/
Noun
dàda
- Alternative letter-case form of Dàda (“a child born with matted, curly hair”)
- dreadlocks