# dada
## English
### Pronunciation

* Audio (US):(file)

### Etymology 1

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

#### Noun

dada (plural dadas)
* (childish) Father, dad.

##### Derived terms

* dadaji

### Etymology 2
#### 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

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [ˈda.ðə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈda.ða]

### Etymology 1
#### Noun

dada f (plural dades)
* datum

##### Derived terms

* base de dades

### Etymology 2
#### Participle

dada f sg
* (obsolete) feminine singular of dat

### 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, 2025

## 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
## Dupaningan Agta
### Noun

dada
* aunt
    Synonym: manay

## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /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

### Etymology 2
#### 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: /ˈdɑdɑ/, [ˈdɑ̝dɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑdɑ
* Hyphenation: da‧da

### Noun

dada
* Dada

#### Declension

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 :

### Further reading

* “dada”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (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

## French
### Etymology

Of imitative origin, from children's speech.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /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.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [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

#### 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”, 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
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈd̪ad̪a]

### Noun

dada
* chest

### References

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

## Indonesian
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈdä.dä/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: da‧da

### Noun

dada (plural)
* (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: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Irish
### Alternative forms

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* dadaṁ (superseded)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

### Etymology

Modification of adamh (“atom”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /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
* 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, 2013-2025

## Italian
### Noun

dada m (invariable)
* (art) Dada

### Anagrams

* Adda

## Malagasy
### Etymology 1
#### Noun

dada
* father, dad

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

dada
* a dance where the feet are made to imitate the beating of a drum

### Etymology 3
#### Adjective

dada
* (Tankarana, Tambahoaka) Synonym of dadoa

## Malay
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* (Johor-Selangor) IPA: /da.de/
* (Riau-Lingga) IPA: /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.

## Maltese
### Alternative forms

* dad, dadu

### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian dado and/or Sicilian dadu.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈdaː.da/

### Noun

dada f (plural dadi)
* die, dice (polyhedron used in games of chance)
* cube (object more or less in the form of a cube)

## Mauritian Creole
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /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: /ˈda.dɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈda.dɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈda.da/
* (Portugal) IPA: /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: [tada]

### Noun

dada (3rd person possessive [please provide], plural [please provide])
* 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: /ˈdada/ [ˈd̪a.ð̞a]
* Rhymes: -ada
* Syllabification: da‧da

### Participle

dada f sg
* feminine singular of dado

## Sranan Tongo
### Etymology

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

### Noun

dada
* Form of address for an aunt

### References

* ↑ 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
### Pronunciation

* Audio (Kenya):(file)

### Noun

dada class IX (plural dada class X)
* sister
    Coordinate term: kaka

#### Derived terms

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

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Related to daldal.

### Pronunciation

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

### Noun

dadâ (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜇ)
* meaningless chatter; gibberish; impertinent talk
    Synonyms: daldal, dakdak, satsat, yakyak, yapyap, ngalngal

#### Derived terms

* dada nang dada
* madada

### Further reading

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

## 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
### Etymology

From Dàda.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /dà.dā/

### Noun

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