دادی
Urdu
Etymology
McGregor inferred it to be from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀤𑀸𑀤𑁆𑀤- (*dādda-). Platts gives it as from the Sanskrit तात (tāta) + कः (kaḥ).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /d̪ɑː.d̪iː/
Noun
دادی • (dādī) f (masculine دادا, Hindi spelling दादी)
- paternal grandmother
Declension
| Declension of دادی | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| direct | دادی (dādī) | دادیاں (dādiyā̃) |
| oblique | دادی (dādī) | دادیوں (dādiyō̃) |
| vocative | دادی (dādī) | دادیو (dādiyō) |
Related terms
- نانی (nānī)
References
- “دادی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “دادی”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.