As a Hindi name
दाद · dād · s.m.
Ringworm, herpes; the shingles; St. Anthony's fire — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 499
दाद · noun · masculine
दान — Śabdasāgara
दाद · noun · feminine
एक चर्मरोग जिसमें शरीर पर उभरे हुए ऐसे चकत्ते पड़ जाते हैं जिनमें बहुत खुजली होती है । दिनाई — Śabdasāgara
दाद · feminine
ringworm; singles
a Hindi word of Persian origin; it is not Sanskrit — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Borrowed from Persian داد.” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
gift, donation, (B. dāya)
Verified derivationMultiple readings (11)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "dāda" is the vocative of "dādā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
dāda m. (√ dad) gift, donation, MBh. ix, 2117; 2269 (B. dāya), Śiś. xix, 114.
dāda m. (-daḥ) 1 A gift, a donation. 2 Giving. E. dada to give, ghañ aff.
dādā, dādākhya-bhaṭṭa or dādā-bhāi m. N. of several authors.
Alternative readings
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