dada

Imitative of a child's first syllables; see dad.

dada (plural dadas)

1. (childish) Father, dad.

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

dada (uncountable)

1. (informal, Malaysia, Brunei) heroin

dada (uncountable)

1. Alternative letter-case form of Dada (“cultural movement”).

• Adad, adda, daad

dada

1. (anatomy) breast

• 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

• dadá

dada m

1. (endearing) father

   Synonyms: batico, bato

• “dada” in Flamenco - Caló, El Flamenco.
• “dada” in Vocabulario : Caló - Español, Portal del Flamenco y Universidad.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈda.ðə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈda.ða]

dada f (plural dades)

1. datum

• base de dades

dada f sg

1. (obsolete) feminine singular of dat

• “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, 2024

From Ottoman Turkish دادا (dâdâ, “nanny, nurse”), from Persian دادا (dâdâ, “nanny, nurse”). Compare Turkish dadı and Serbo-Croatian dàdilja.

dada

1. (Northern) older sister

   Synonyms: apte, abla, tata

dada

1. aunt

   Synonym: manay

• IPA^(key): /ˈdaː.daː/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: da‧da

From French dada (literally “hobby horse”).

dada n (uncountable)

1. dada, the cultural movement

   Synonym: dadaïsme

dada (invariable, comparative meer dada, superlative meest dada)

1. related to the dada art movement
2. bizarre, irrational, like dada art

dada

1. (childish) bye-bye

   Zeg dada aan oma. ― Say bye-bye to granny.

dada

1. (childish) away

   Oma gaat dada. ― Granny is going away now.

• daad

From French dada.

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɑdɑ/, [ˈdɑ̝dɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑdɑ
• Syllabification^(key): da‧da

dada

1. Dada

Inflection of dada (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
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 dadain rare
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
abessive		dadatta	dadoitta
instructive		—	dadoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of dada (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative dadani dadani accusative nom. dadani dadani gen. dadani genitive dadani dadojeni dadaini rare partitive dadaani dadojani inessive dadassani dadoissani elative dadastani dadoistani illative dadaani dadoihini adessive dadallani dadoillani ablative dadaltani dadoiltani allative dadalleni dadoilleni essive dadanani dadoinani translative dadakseni dadoikseni abessive dadattani dadoittani instructive — — comitative — dadoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative dadasi dadasi accusative nom. dadasi dadasi gen. dadasi genitive dadasi dadojesi dadaisi rare partitive dadaasi dadojasi inessive dadassasi dadoissasi elative dadastasi dadoistasi illative dadaasi dadoihisi adessive dadallasi dadoillasi ablative dadaltasi dadoiltasi allative dadallesi dadoillesi essive dadanasi dadoinasi translative dadaksesi dadoiksesi abessive dadattasi dadoittasi instructive — — comitative — dadoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative dadamme dadamme accusative nom. dadamme dadamme gen. dadamme genitive dadamme dadojemme dadaimme rare partitive dadaamme dadojamme inessive dadassamme dadoissamme elative dadastamme dadoistamme illative dadaamme dadoihimme adessive dadallamme dadoillamme ablative dadaltamme dadoiltamme allative dadallemme dadoillemme essive dadanamme dadoinamme translative dadaksemme dadoiksemme abessive dadattamme dadoittamme instructive — — comitative — dadoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative dadanne dadanne accusative nom. dadanne dadanne gen. dadanne genitive dadanne dadojenne dadainne rare partitive dadaanne dadojanne inessive dadassanne dadoissanne elative dadastanne dadoistanne illative dadaanne dadoihinne adessive dadallanne dadoillanne ablative dadaltanne dadoiltanne allative dadallenne dadoillenne essive dadananne dadoinanne translative dadaksenne dadoiksenne abessive dadattanne dadoittanne instructive — — comitative — dadoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative dadansa dadansa accusative nom. dadansa dadansa gen. dadansa genitive dadansa dadojensa dadainsa rare partitive dadaansa dadojaan dadojansa inessive dadassaan dadassansa dadoissaan dadoissansa elative dadastaan dadastansa dadoistaan dadoistansa illative dadaansa dadoihinsa adessive dadallaan dadallansa dadoillaan dadoillansa ablative dadaltaan dadaltansa dadoiltaan dadoiltansa allative dadalleen dadallensa dadoilleen dadoillensa essive dadanaan dadanansa dadoinaan dadoinansa translative dadakseen dadaksensa dadoikseen dadoiksensa abessive dadattaan dadattansa dadoittaan dadoittansa instructive — — comitative — dadoineen dadoinensa

• “dada”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Of imitative origin, from children's speech.

• IPA^(key): /da.da/

• Audio:

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dada m (plural dadas)

1. (childish) horse
2. hobby horse

• “dada”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Likely from Bengali দাদা (dada)

dada

1. elder brother

• adagipa (formal)
• adatang (formal)
• ada

An onomatopoeia.^[1]

• IPA^(key): [ˈdɒdɒ]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: da‧da
• Rhymes: -dɒ

dada (plural dadák)

1. nurse (a person (usually a woman) who takes care of other people’s young)

   Synonyms: dadus, dajka

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	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

• dada in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
• dada in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *dada, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dahdah, from Proto-Austronesian *daSdaS.

• IPA^(key): [ˈd̪ad̪a]

dada

1. chest

• Scott, N. C. (1956) A Dictionary of Sea Dayak‎^[2], School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London

Inherited from Malay dada, from Proto-Malayic *dada, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dahdah, from Proto-Austronesian *daSdaS.

• IPA^(key): /ˈdä.dä/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: da‧da

dada (plural dada-dada, first-person possessive dadaku, second-person possessive dadamu, third-person possessive dadanya)

1. (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.
2. (anatomy) chest cavity, thoracic cavity.

   Synonyms: rongga dada, ruang dada

• “dada” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

• dadadh, dadaí, dadaidh, dadamh
• dadaṁ (superseded)
• tada (Cois Fharraige)

Modification of adamh (“atom”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠad̪ˠə/

dada

1. iota, jot, whit, tittle
2. anything (in a question or negative statement), nothing

   Níl dada ann. ― There's nothing there.

   Ní fheicim dada. ― I can't see anything.

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dada”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, 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
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “dada”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “dada”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

dada m (invariable)

1. (art) Dada

• Adda

dada

1. father, dad

dada

1. a dance where the feet are made to imitate the beating of a drum

dada

1. (Tankarana, Tambahoaka) Synonym of dadoa

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *dada, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dahdah, from Proto-Austronesian *daSdaS.

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /da.de/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /da.da/
• Rhymes: -adə, -də, -ə

dada (Jawi spelling دادا, plural dada-dada, informal 1st possessive dadaku, 2nd possessive dadamu, 3rd possessive dadanya)

1. chest

• Indonesian: dada

• payudara (“breast”)

• “dada” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

• dad, dadu

Borrowed from Italian dado and/or Sicilian dadu.

• IPA^(key): /ˈdaː.da/

dada f (plural dadi)

1. die, dice (polyhedron used in games of chance)
2. cube (object more or less in the form of a cube)

• IPA^(key): /dada/

From Hindi दादा (dādā).

dada

1. paternal grandfather

   Hypernym: granper

From Marathi दादा (dādā).

dada

1. older brother

   Hypernym: frer

dada

1. first/third-person singular imperfect active of dadāti (“to give”)

• Rhymes: -adɐ
• Hyphenation: da‧da

dada

1. feminine singular of dado

dada f sg

1. feminine singular of dado

dada f sg

1. feminine singular of dado

• IPA^(key): [tada]

dada (3rd person possessive [please provide], plural [please provide])

1. father's brother, paternal uncle

• Tenishev, Edhem (1976) “dada”, in Stroj salárskovo jazyká, Moscow, page 46

Feminine of dado.

• IPA^(key): /ˈdada/ [ˈd̪a.ð̞a]
• Rhymes: -ada
• Syllabification: da‧da

dada f sg

1. feminine singular of dado

Probably from Ewe dàdá (“aunt”), Gen dadá (“aunt”)^[1]

dada

1. Form of address for an aunt

• Audio (Kenya):

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dada (n class, plural dada)

1. sister

   Coordinate term: kaka

• dada mkwe (“sister-in-law”)
• dada wa kambo (“stepsister”)

Related to daldal.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /daˈdaʔ/ [d̪ɐˈd̪aʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: da‧da

dadâ (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜇ)

1. meaningless chatter; gibberish; impertinent talk

   Synonyms: daldal, dakdak, satsat, yakyak, yapyap, ngalngal

• “dada”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

dada

1. pull

dada class 1a (plural ŵadada class 2)

1. father, dad

• mama

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

-dada

1. to swim

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

From Dàda.

• IPA^(key): /dà.dā/

dàda

1. Alternative letter-case form of Dàda (“a child born with matted, curly hair”)
2. dreadlocks