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dada

Pronunciation: /ˈdadə/

“dada” is a Malay word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

  1. chest, breast
  2. seat of emotions: heart

verb

  1. Bare form of mendada (“to confront or face something or someone”).

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *dada, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dahdah, from Proto-Austronesian *daSdaS.

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