"dada" meaning in Malay

See dada in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈdadə/ (note: schwa-variety), [ˈda.də] (note: schwa-variety), /ˈdada/ [Baku], [ˈda.da] [Baku] Forms: دادا [Jawi], dada-dada [plural], dada² [plural]
Rhymes: -adə, -də, -ə, -ada, -da, -a Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Malayic *dada, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dahdah, from Proto-Austronesian *daSdaS. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ms|poz-mly-pro|*dada|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Malayic *dada, {{inh+|ms|poz-mly-pro|*dada}} Inherited from Proto-Malayic *dada, {{inh|ms|poz-pro|*dahdah}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dahdah, {{inh|ms|map-pro|*daSdaS}} Proto-Austronesian *daSdaS Head templates: {{ms-noun|j=دادا}} dada (Jawi spelling دادا, plural dada-dada or dada²)
  1. (anatomy) chest, breast
    Sense id: en-dada-ms-noun-JR6Uj8gN Categories (other): Anatomy, Malay links with redundant alt parameters, Anatomy Disambiguation of Malay links with redundant alt parameters: 41 31 28 Disambiguation of Anatomy: 98 2 0 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  2. (figurative) seat of emotions: heart Tags: figuratively Synonyms: hati
    Sense id: en-dada-ms-noun-iuKRC4UK Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header, Malay links with redundant wikilinks Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 22 56 22 Disambiguation of Malay links with redundant wikilinks: 25 44 30

Verb

IPA: /ˈdadə/ (note: schwa-variety), [ˈda.də] (note: schwa-variety), /ˈdada/ [Baku], [ˈda.da] [Baku] Forms: mendada [active], didada [passive, third-person]
Rhymes: -adə, -də, -ə, -ada, -da, -a Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Malayic *dada, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dahdah, from Proto-Austronesian *daSdaS. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ms|poz-mly-pro|*dada|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Malayic *dada, {{inh+|ms|poz-mly-pro|*dada}} Inherited from Proto-Malayic *dada, {{inh|ms|poz-pro|*dahdah}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dahdah, {{inh|ms|map-pro|*daSdaS}} Proto-Austronesian *daSdaS Head templates: {{ms-verb|active=mendada}} dada (active mendada, third-person passive didada)
  1. Bare form of mendada (“to confront or face something or someone”). Derived forms (Affixations): berdada, berdada-dadaan, dadaan, mendada Derived forms (Compounds): buah dada, tulang dada Related terms: payudara (english: breast)
    Sense id: en-dada-ms-verb-amdts2YO

Alternative forms

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    {
      "glosses": [
        "Bare form of mendada (“to confront or face something or someone”)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mendada",
          "mendada#Malay"
        ],
        [
          "confront",
          "confront"
        ],
        [
          "face",
          "face"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdadə/",
      "note": "schwa-variety"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈda.də]",
      "note": "schwa-variety"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-adə"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-də"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ə"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdada/",
      "tags": [
        "Baku"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈda.da]",
      "tags": [
        "Baku"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ada"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-da"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-a"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dada"
}

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