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dadong

[da-dong]

noun

LanguageBalinese (Indonesia)

Meaning
  1. grandmother
  2. polite form of address for any elderly woman
  3. The word refers to a person's grandmother. It is also used as a polite way to address any elderly woman.
Examples

Dadong tiange suba lingsir.

My grandmother is already old.

Dadong sedek ngajeng nasi.

Grandmother is eating rice.

Pronunciationda-dong

Part of speechnoun

Registerrespectful

Usage noteThis is a respectful term used for older women in Balinese culture.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.