ada

English Online Dictionary. What means ada‎? What does ada mean?

Translingual

Symbol

ada

1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Adangme.

Afar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈda/, [ʔʌˈdʌ]
• Hyphenation: a‧da

Noun

adá f 

1. disturbance, bother

References

• Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎^[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis), page 74

Ambonese Malay

Etymology

Derived from Malay ada and Indonesian ada.

Verb

ada

1. there is, there are
2. to be present, here

3. to have

4. to be in a state of

Adjective

ada

1. rich

References

• D. Takaria, C. Pieter (1998) Kamus Bahasa Melayu Ambon-Indonesia‎^[2], Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa

Azerbaijani

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *ātag (“island”). Cognate with Crimean Tatar ada, Turkish ada.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɑˈdɑ]
• Hyphenation: a‧da

Noun

ada (definite accusative adanı, plural adalar)

1. island

Declension

Derived terms

• yarımada (“peninsula”)

Balinese

Romanization

ada

1. Romanization of ᬳᬤ

Crimean Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ajją, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm. The *jj > d sound change follows Holtzmann's law.

Noun

ada

1. egg

Crimean Tatar

Noun

ada

1. island

Declension

Dongxiang

Etymology

From Turkic, ultimately from Proto-Turkic *ata.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑˈtɑ/, /ˈɑtɑ/

Noun

ada

1. father

Esperanto

Etymology

Back-formation from -ada.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈada]
• Rhymes: -ada
• Hyphenation: a‧da

Adjective

ada (accusative singular adan, plural adaj, accusative plural adajn)

1. continual

French

Noun

ada m (plural adas)

1. tyrant (bird)

Garo

Noun

ada

1. elder brother

Synonyms

• adagipa (formal)
• adatang (formal)
• dada

Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Spanish hada.

Noun

áda

1. fairy

Iban

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *adaʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wada. Doublet of nadai.

Verb

ada

1. to be born; to give birth
2. to supply; to provide
3. to have; to possess

Igbo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /àdá/

Noun

àda

1. eldest daughter
2. daughter

Derived terms

• ada eze (“princess”)

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay ada, from Classical Malay اد (ada), from Old Malay hada, from Proto-Malayic *ada, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *ada, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *wada, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wada.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔä.dä/
• Hyphenation: a‧da
• Rhymes: -da, -a

Verb

ada

1. to be present, to exist, be there

2. to have, to possess

3. there is

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “to be present, to exist”): tiada

Derived terms

Further reading

• “ada” 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.

Japanese

Romanization

ada

1. Rōmaji transcription of あだ

Javanese

Romanization

ada

1. Romanization of ꦲꦢ

Latvian

Verb

ada

1. third-person singular/plural present indicative of adīt
2. (with the particle lai) third-person singular imperative of adīt
3. (with the particle lai) third-person plural imperative of adīt

Laz

Noun

ada

1. Latin spelling of ადა (ada)

Malay

Alternative forms

• اد
• ade (colloquial)

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *ada, *ada-ʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *ada, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *wada, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wada.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ada/
  • (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [adə]
• Rhymes: -a
• Rhymes: -da

Verb

ada (Jawi spelling اد)

1. to be (exist)

   Antonym: tiada

2. to have

   Synonym: punya

   Antonym: tiada

Derived terms

• adakan / اداکن
• adalah / اداله
• berada / براد
• keadaan / کأداءن

Descendants

Further reading

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

Northern Kurdish

Alternative forms

• ade, ادا (ada)

Etymology

From Turkish ada (“island”), Ottoman Turkish آطه (ada, “island”), from Proto-Turkic *ātag (“island”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑːˈdɑː/

Noun

ada f (Arabic spelling ئادا)

1. island

   Synonyms: cizîr, dûrgeh, girav

Declension

References

• Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “ada”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 1

Northern Paiute

Etymology

Compare Cahuilla 'álwet

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɾa/

Noun

ada

1. crow

References

• Liljeblad, Sven, Fowler, Catherine S., Powell, Glenda (2012) The Northern Paiute-Bannock Dictionary, →ISBN

Rohingya

Noun

ada

1. ginger

Sakizaya

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ˈda/, [a.ˈda]

Noun

ada

1. enemy

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish آطه (ada).

Pronunciation

• (àda) IPA^(key): /ǎda/
• (áda) IPA^(key): /ǎːda/

Noun

àda, áda f (Cyrillic spelling а̀да, а́да)

1. (Bosnia, Serbia) island (usually one in a river), eyot

   Synonym: (Croatia) òtok

Declension

Synonyms

• ȍstrvo (Bosnia, Serbia)

References

• “ada” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Sidamo

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Hadiyya ada, Kambaata ada and Oromo adaadaa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈada/
• Hyphenation: a‧da

Noun

ada f 

1. paternal aunt

Declension

References

• Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 82
• Gizaw Shimelis, editor (2007), “ada”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَدَاء (ʔadāʔ, “payment”).

Pronunciation

Noun

ada (n class, plural ada)

1. fee

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish hada (“fairy”), from Vulgar Latin Fāta (“goddess of fate”), from the plural of Latin fātum (“fate”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔada/ [ˈʔa.dɐ]
• Rhymes: -ada
• Syllabification: a‧da

Noun

ada (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇ)

1. fairy

   Synonyms: diwata, nimpa

See also

References

• “ada”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• “ada”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2024

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish آطه (ada, “island”), from Proto-Turkic *ātag (“island”). Cognate with Azerbaijani ada, Crimean Tatar ada, Turkmen ada, Kazakh атау (atau), Kumyk атав (ataw), etc. The following are borrowings from Turkish: Serbo-Croatian ada, Ladino adá, Laz ada, Zazaki ada.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ada]

Noun

ada (definite accusative adayı, plural adalar)

1. island

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

• → Northern Kurdish: ada
• → Zazaki: ada

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “ada”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Weyewa

Verb

ada

1. (Loli) to guard

References

• Lobu Ori, S,Pd, M.Pd (2010) “ada”, in Kamus Bahasa Lolina [Dictionary of the Loli Language] (in Indonesian), Waikabubak: Kepala Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Barat

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Cognate with Edo áda, possibly derived from à- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ dá (“to split, to slice”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.dá/

Noun

àdá

1. machete, cutlass

   Synonym: ìgòdan

Derived terms

• aládàá (“one who has a cutlass, butcher”)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.dà/

Noun

adà

1. the tree Lophira lanceolata, commonly used in traditional herbal medicine

Zazaki

Noun

ada f

1. island