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English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

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dada (plural dadas)

  1. (childish) Father, dad.
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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dada (uncountable)

  1. (informal, Malaysia, Brunei) heroin

Etymology 3

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Noun

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dada (uncountable)

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

Anagrams

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Acehnese

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Noun

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dada

  1. (anatomy) breast

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Caló

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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dada m

  1. (endearing) father
    Synonyms: batico, bato

References

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

Catalan

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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dada f (plural dades)

  1. datum
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Etymology 2

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Participle

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dada f sg

  1. (obsolete) feminine singular of dat

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Crimean Tatar

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Etymology

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

Noun

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dada

  1. (Northern) older sister
    Synonyms: apte, abla, tata

Declension

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Declension of dada
nominative dada
genitive dadanıñ
dative dadağa
accusative dadanı
locative dadada
ablative dadadan

Dupaningan Agta

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Noun

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dada

  1. aunt
    Synonym: manay

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdaː.daː/
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  • Hyphenation: da‧da

Etymology 1

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From French dada (literally “hobby horse”).

Noun

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dada n (uncountable)

  1. dada, the cultural movement
    Synonym: dadaïsme

Adjective

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

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

Etymology 2

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Interjection

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dada

  1. (childish) bye-bye
    Zeg dada aan oma. ― Say bye-bye to granny.

Adverb

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dada

  1. (childish) away
    Oma gaat dada. ― Granny is going away now.

Anagrams

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Finnish

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Etymology

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From French dada.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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dada

  1. Dada

Declension

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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

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French

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Etymology

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Of imitative origin, from children's speech.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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dada m (plural dadas)

  1. (childish) horse
  2. hobby horse

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Garo

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Etymology

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Likely from Bengali দাদা (dada)

Noun

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dada

  1. elder brother

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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An onomatopoeia.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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dada (plural dadák)

  1. nurse (a person (usually a woman) who takes care of other people’s young)
    Synonyms: dadus, dajka

Declension

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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
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References

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  1. ^ 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

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  • 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 [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).

Iban

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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dada

  1. chest

References

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

Indonesian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdä.dä/
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  • Hyphenation: da‧da

Noun

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dada (plural)

  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

Affixed terms

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Compounds

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Further reading

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Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Modification of adamh (“atom”).

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Pronoun

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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.

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References

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Italian

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Noun

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dada m (invariable)

  1. (art) Dada

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Malagasy

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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dada

  1. father, dad

Etymology 2

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Noun

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dada

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

Etymology 3

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Adjective

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dada

  1. (Tankarana, Tambahoaka) Synonym of dadoa

Malay

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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

  1. chest

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Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

Descendants

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  • Indonesian: dada

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Further reading

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Maltese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian dado and/or Sicilian dadu.

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Noun

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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)

Mauritian Creole

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Hindi दादा (dādā).

Noun

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dada

  1. paternal grandfather
    Hypernym: granper

Etymology 2

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From Marathi दादा (dādā).

Noun

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dada

  1. older brother
    Hypernym: frer

Pali

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Alternative forms

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Alternative scripts

Verb

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dada

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

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -adɐ
  • Hyphenation: da‧da

Pronoun

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dada

  1. feminine singular of dado

Adjective

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dada f sg

  1. feminine singular of dado

Participle

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dada f sg

  1. feminine singular of dado

Salar

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Noun

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

  1. father's brother, paternal uncle

References

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  • Tenishev, Edhem (1976) “dada”, in Stroj salárskovo jazyká [Grammar of Salar], Moscow, page 46

Spanish

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Etymology

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Feminine of dado.

Pronunciation

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

Participle

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dada f sg

  1. feminine singular of dado

Sranan Tongo

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Etymology

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

Noun

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dada

  1. Form of address for an aunt

References

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  1. ^ Norval Smith (2009) “A preliminary list of probable Gbe lexical items in the Surinam Creoles”, in P. Muysken, N. Smith, editors, Surviving the Middle Passage: The West Africa-Surinam Sprachbund, Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton, →ISBN, page 465.

Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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dada class IX (plural dada class X)

  1. sister
    Coordinate term: kaka

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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Related to daldal.

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Noun

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dadâ (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜇ)

  1. meaningless chatter; gibberish; impertinent talk
    Synonyms: daldal, dakdak, satsat, yakyak, yapyap, ngalngal

Derived terms

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Further reading

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

Tetum

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Noun

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dada

  1. pull

Tumbuka

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Noun

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dada class 1a (plural ŵadada class 2)

  1. father, dad

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Xhosa

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Etymology

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

Verb

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-dada

  1. to swim

Inflection

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This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Yoruba

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Obìnrin tó ní irun dàda

Etymology

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From Dàda.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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dàda

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