દાદી
dadi
The English word "grandma" is translated into Gujarati as દાદી (dadi).
દાદી is used to refer specifically to a paternal grandmother, which is your father's mother. To refer to a maternal grandmother, or your mother's mother, you should use the word નાની.
Meaning: grandmother (informal) (noun)
Which one should you use?
દાદી is the feminine form for grandmother, whereas its masculine counterpart is દાદા, which means grandfather. While દાદી refers to the paternal side, નાની is used for the maternal side of the family.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In some Gujarati-speaking regions, the term ba is used as an informal way to say grandma.
How do you pronounce it?
dadi
Did you know?
- The term દાદી traces its roots back to the Proto-New Indo-Aryan form *dādda, which is a distant relative of other Indo-Aryan kinship terms.
- In some traditional settings, addressing a woman as બા is a way to show high social status or respect for her age, regardless of whether she is your grandmother.
- The term ba is so versatile that it can be used as a suffix to a name to show respect to any elderly woman in the community, not just a biological grandmother.
Examples in context
- મારી દાદી ખૂબ પ્રેમાળ છે.mari dadi khub premal che.My grandma is very loving.
- દાદી આજે શું બનાવશે?dadi aaje shu banavshe?What will grandma make today?
- દાદી, મને એક વાર્તા કહો.dadi, mane ek varta kaho.Grandma, tell me a story.
Example conversation
Aryan and Niya are talking about their grandmother's cooking.
- આર્યન Aryanનિયા, દાદીએ શું બનાવ્યું છે?niya, dadie shu banavyu che?Niya, what has grandma made?
- નિયા Niyaદાદીએ આજે બહુ જ સ્વાદિષ્ટ લાડુ બનાવ્યા છે.dadie aaje bahu ja svadisht ladu banavya che.Grandma made very delicious ladoos today.
- આર્યન Aryanવાહ, દાદીના હાથનું ખાવાનું બેસ્ટ છે!vah, dadina hathnu khavanu best che!Wow, grandma's cooking is the best!
- નિયા Niyaહા, આર્યન, મને પણ બહુ ગમે છે.ha, aryan, mane pan bahu game che.Yes, Aryan, I like it a lot too.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries દાદી, CC BY-SA 4.0.
