दादी
See also: दीदी, दिदी, दादा, and द्द
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 Hindi) IPA(key): /d̪ɑː.d̪iː/, [d̪äː.d̪iː]
Noun
दादी • (dādī) f (masculine दादा, Urdu spelling دادی)
- paternal grandmother
Declension
Declension of दादी (fem ī-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | दादी dādī | दादियाँ dādiyā̃ |
| oblique | दादी dādī | दादियों dādiyõ |
| vocative | दादी dādī | दादियो dādiyo |
Related terms
- नानी (nānī)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “दादी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Platts, John T. (1884), “दादी”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.