duda

See also: Appendix:Variations of "duda"

Asturian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈduda/ [ˈd̪u.ð̞a]
  • Rhymes: -uda
  • Syllabification: du‧da

Noun

duda f (plural dudes)

  1. alternative form of dulda

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish duda, from dudar, from Latin dubitāre.

Noun

duda

  1. an uncertainty; doubt; disbelief
  2. coffee senna (Senna occidentalis)

Verb

duda

  1. to doubt; to lack confidence in; to disbelieve, question, or suspect

Hungarian

Etymology

Controversial origin.

  • From a Slavic language; compare Czech dudy (“bagpipe”).
  • From dúdol (“to hum”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdudɒ]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: du‧da
  • Rhymes: -dɒ

Noun

duda (plural dudák)

  1. horn (sound-making apparatus)
  2. bagpipe
  3. (slang) hooter (a woman's breast)

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative duda dudák
accusative dudát dudákat
dative dudának dudáknak
instrumental dudával dudákkal
causal-final dudáért dudákért
translative dudává dudákká
terminative dudáig dudákig
essive-formal dudaként dudákként
essive-modal — —
inessive dudában dudákban
superessive dudán dudákon
adessive dudánál dudáknál
illative dudába dudákba
sublative dudára dudákra
allative dudához dudákhoz
elative dudából dudákból
delative dudáról dudákról
ablative dudától dudáktól
non-attributive
possessive – singular
dudáé dudáké
non-attributive
possessive – plural
dudáéi dudákéi
Possessive forms of duda
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. dudám dudáim
2nd person sing. dudád dudáid
3rd person sing. dudája dudái
1st person plural dudánk dudáink
2nd person plural dudátok dudáitok
3rd person plural dudájuk dudáik

Derived terms

Further reading

  • duda in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
  • duda in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2026).

Ladino

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Spanish dubda (“doubt”).

Noun

duda f (Hebrew spelling דודה)[1]

  1. doubt (misgiving)
    • 2006, Matilda Koén-Sarano, Por el plazer de kontar‎[1], page 190:
      Vered, viendo ke eyos no se estavan emosionando, i ke estavan en duda, se kedó en duda i eya.
      Vered was left in doubt, seeing that they were unexcited, and that they were in doubt.
    • (Can we date this quote?), Folkmasa‎[2], archived from the original on 21 October 2026:
      El ignorante non tiene duda porke entiende poko de nada
      The ignorant have no doubt because they understand little about anything.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

duda (Hebrew spelling דודה)

  1. third-person singular present indicative of dudar

References

  1. ^ “duda”, in Trezoro de la Lengua Djudeoespanyola [Treasury of the Judeo-Spanish Language] (in Ladino, Hebrew, and English), Instituto Maale Adumim

Maguindanao

Noun

duda

  1. saliva; spittle

Malay

Etymology

Probably from Sanskrit [Term?]. False cognate of English dude.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /duda/
  • Rhymes: -uda, -da, -a

Noun

duda (Jawi spelling دودا, plural duda-duda)

  1. widower; a man who has lost his wife whether by divorce or through her death

Descendants

  • Indonesian: duda

See also

Further reading

  • "duda" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
    (also see "duda" at PRPM first version)

Maltese

Etymology

See the main lemma.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈduːda/
  • Rhymes: -uːda

Noun

duda f (singulative, collective dud, plural dwied, paucal dudiet)

  1. alternative form of dudu (“worm”)

Noun

duda f (plural dudiet)

  1. a term of endearment

Polish

Etymology

    (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

    Pronunciation

     
    • IPA(key): /ˈdu.da/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -uda
    • Syllabification: du‧da
    • Homophone: Duda

    Noun

    duda f

    1. (music) bagpipe
      Synonyms: gajdy, (proscribed) kobza, (regional) kozioł
    2. (music) hornpipe

    Declension

    Declension of duda
    singular plural
    nominative duda dudy
    genitive dudy dud
    dative dudzie dudom
    accusative dudę dudy
    instrumental dudą dudami
    locative dudzie dudach
    vocative dudo dudy

    Noun

    duda m pers

    1. (music) bagpiper
      Synonyms: (archaic) dudarz, dudziarz

    Declension

    Declension of duda
    singular plural
    nominative duda dudowie, dudy1
    genitive dudy dudów
    dative dudzie dudom
    accusative dudę dudów
    instrumental dudą dudami
    locative dudzie dudach
    vocative dudo dudowie

    1Deprecative.

    Noun

    duda m animal

    1. (derogatory) oaf, slouch
      Synonyms: see Thesaurus:niezdara

    Declension

    Declension of duda
    singular plural
    nominative duda dudy
    genitive dudy dud
    dative dudzie dudom
    accusative dudę dudy
    instrumental dudą dudami
    locative dudzie dudach
    vocative dudo dudy

    Derived terms

    adjective
    • dudziarski
    nouns
    verbs

    Further reading

    • “duda”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[3] (in Polish)
    • Oskar Kolberg (1877), “duda”, in “Rzecz o mowie ludu wielkopolskiego”, in Zbiór wiadomości do antropologii krajowéj (in Polish), volume 1, III (Materyjały etnologiczne), page 27

    Romanian

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [ˈduda]

    Noun

    duda f

    1. definite nominative/accusative singular of dudă

    Scottish Gaelic

    Pronunciation

    • (Lewis) IPA(key): /ˈd̪̊ɤd̪̊(ə)/[1]

    Interjection

    duda (Lewis)

    1. (informal) huh? eh? pardon?
    2. whatever, what on earth
      duda a thachair? ― whatever happened?

    Synonyms

    References

    1. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956), A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap

    Slovene

    Etymology 1

    (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /dúːda/

    Noun

    dȗda f

    1. pacifier (for a baby)
    Declension
    Unknown tone or non-tonal
    The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
    Feminine, a-stem
    nom. sing. dúda
    gen. sing. dúde
    singular dual plural
    nominative
    (imenovȃlnik)
    dúda dúdi dúde
    genitive
    (rodȋlnik)
    dúde dúd dúd
    dative
    (dajȃlnik)
    dúdi dúdama dúdam
    accusative
    (tožȋlnik)
    dúdo dúdi dúde
    locative
    (mẹ̑stnik)
    dúdi dúdah dúdah
    instrumental
    (orọ̑dnik)
    dúdo dúdama dúdami

    Etymology 2

    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /dùːda/, /dúːda/

    Noun

    dūda

    1. (rare) nominative singular of dúde
    Declension

    Singular and dual forms are rarely used.

    Unknown tone or non-tonal
    The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
    Feminine, a-stem
    nom. sing. dúda
    gen. sing. dúde
    singular dual plural
    nominative
    (imenovȃlnik)
    dúda dúdi dúde
    genitive
    (rodȋlnik)
    dúde dúd dúd
    dative
    (dajȃlnik)
    dúdi dúdama dúdam
    accusative
    (tožȋlnik)
    dúdo dúdi dúde
    locative
    (mẹ̑stnik)
    dúdi dúdah dúdah
    instrumental
    (orọ̑dnik)
    dúdo dúdama dúdami

    Spanish

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈduda/ [ˈd̪u.ð̞a]
    • Audio (Colombia):(file)
    • Rhymes: -uda
    • Syllabification: du‧da

    Etymology 1

      Inherited from Old Spanish dubda (“doubt”).

      Noun

      duda f (plural dudas)

      1. doubt
        no ofrece dudas ― there’s no doubt
        no admite dudas ― there’s no doubt
        Me quedé con una duda. ― I was left doubting.
        arrojar dudas sobre algo ― raise doubts about something
        ofrecer dudas ― raise doubts
        suscitar dudas ― raise doubts
        • 1877, Francisco Miralles, Desde Júpiter:
          Solamente haremos notar, que al esponer a Uds. la estraña anomalía de fumar tabaco cuando se conoce el vapor, el telégrafo i la imprenta, no era nuestra mente arrojar dudas acerca de lo que con tanta justicia acaba de esponerse, esto es, que el desarrollo de los mundo se hace simultáneamente para todos los conocimientos, pero siguiendo órdenes diferentes, segun la naturaleza del planeta.
          (please add an English translation of this quotation)
      2. question
        Tengo una duda. ― I have a question.
        responder una duda ― answer a question
      3. second thought
      Alternative forms
      Derived terms

      Etymology 2

      Verb

      duda

      1. inflection of dudar:
        1. third-person singular present indicative
        2. second-person singular imperative

      Further reading

      Tagalog

      Etymology

      Borrowed from Spanish duda, from dudar, from Latin dubitare.

      Pronunciation

      • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈduda/ [ˈd̪uː.d̪ɐ]
      • Rhymes: -uda
      • Syllabification: du‧da

      Noun

      duda (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜇ)

      1. doubt; uncertainty
        Synonyms: alinlangan, pag-aalinlangan
      2. apprehension
        Synonyms: pangamba, kaba

      Derived terms

      • dinuda
      • ikaduda
      • ipagduda
      • maduda
      • magduda
      • makaduda
      • makipagdudahan
      • mapagduda
      • pagduda
      • pagdudahan
      • pagdududa
      • pagkakaduda
      • paladuda
      • papagdudahin
      • tagaduda
      • tagapagduda

      Adjective

      duda (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜇ)

      1. doubting; in doubt
        Synonym: nag-aalinlangan
      2. apprehensive
        Synonyms: nangangamba, kinakabahan

      Xhosa

      Etymology

      (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

      Verb

      -duda

      1. to dance (tribal)

      Inflection

      This verb needs an inflection-table template.

      Yogad

      Etymology

        Borrowed from Spanish duda.

        Noun

        duda

        1. doubt

        Zulu

        Etymology

        (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

        Verb

        -duda

        1. to flatter, to humour
        2. to indulge, to spoil
        3. to excite, to arouse (anger or sexual)

        Inflection

        tone L (infinitive ukududa)
        positive negative
        infinitive ukududa ukungadudi
        imperative
        simple + object concord
        singular duda -dude
        plural dudani -dudeni
        present
        positive absolute positive relative positive participial negative absolute negative relative negative participial
        1st singular ngiyaduda, ngiduda engidudayo, engiduda ngiduda angidudi engingadudi ngingadudi
        2nd singular uyaduda, ududa odudayo, oduda ududa awududi ongadudi ungadudi
        1st plural siyaduda, siduda esidudayo, esiduda siduda asidudi esingadudi singadudi
        2nd plural niyaduda, niduda enidudayo, eniduda niduda anidudi eningadudi ningadudi
        class 1 uyaduda, ududa odudayo, oduda eduda akadudi ongadudi engadudi
        class 2 bayaduda, baduda abadudayo, abaduda beduda abadudi abangadudi bengadudi
        class 3 uyaduda, ududa odudayo, oduda ududa awududi ongadudi ungadudi
        class 4 iyaduda, iduda edudayo, eduda iduda ayidudi engadudi ingadudi
        class 5 liyaduda, liduda elidudayo, eliduda liduda alidudi elingadudi lingadudi
        class 6 ayaduda, aduda adudayo, aduda eduda awadudi angadudi engadudi
        class 7 siyaduda, siduda esidudayo, esiduda siduda asidudi esingadudi singadudi
        class 8 ziyaduda, ziduda ezidudayo, eziduda ziduda azidudi ezingadudi zingadudi
        class 9 iyaduda, iduda edudayo, eduda iduda ayidudi engadudi ingadudi
        class 10 ziyaduda, ziduda ezidudayo, eziduda ziduda azidudi ezingadudi zingadudi
        class 11 luyaduda, lududa olududayo, olududa lududa alududi olungadudi lungadudi
        class 14 buyaduda, bududa obududayo, obududa bududa abududi obungadudi bungadudi
        class 15 kuyaduda, kududa okududayo, okududa kududa akududi okungadudi kungadudi
        class 17 kuyaduda, kududa okududayo, okududa kududa akududi okungadudi kungadudi
        recent past
        positive absolute positive relative positive participial negative absolute negative relative negative participial
        1st singular ngidudile, ngidudē engidudile, engidudē ngidudile, ngidudē angidudanga engingadudanga ngingadudanga
        2nd singular ududile, ududē odudile, odudē ududile, ududē awududanga ongadudanga ungadudanga
        1st plural sidudile, sidudē esidudile, esidudē sidudile, sidudē asidudanga esingadudanga singadudanga
        2nd plural nidudile, nidudē enidudile, enidudē nidudile, nidudē anidudanga eningadudanga ningadudanga
        class 1 ududile, ududē odudile, odudē edudile, edudē akadudanga ongadudanga engadudanga
        class 2 badudile, badudē abadudile, abadudē bedudile, bedudē abadudanga abangadudanga bengadudanga
        class 3 ududile, ududē odudile, odudē ududile, ududē awududanga ongadudanga ungadudanga
        class 4 idudile, idudē edudile, edudē idudile, idudē ayidudanga engadudanga ingadudanga
        class 5 lidudile, lidudē elidudile, elidudē lidudile, lidudē alidudanga elingadudanga lingadudanga
        class 6 adudile, adudē adudile, adudē edudile, edudē awadudanga angadudanga engadudanga
        class 7 sidudile, sidudē esidudile, esidudē sidudile, sidudē asidudanga esingadudanga singadudanga
        class 8 zidudile, zidudē ezidudile, ezidudē zidudile, zidudē azidudanga ezingadudanga zingadudanga
        class 9 idudile, idudē edudile, edudē idudile, idudē ayidudanga engadudanga ingadudanga
        class 10 zidudile, zidudē ezidudile, ezidudē zidudile, zidudē azidudanga ezingadudanga zingadudanga
        class 11 lududile, lududē olududile, olududē lududile, lududē alududanga olungadudanga lungadudanga
        class 14 bududile, bududē obududile, obududē bududile, bududē abududanga obungadudanga bungadudanga
        class 15 kududile, kududē okududile, okududē kududile, kududē akududanga okungadudanga kungadudanga
        class 17 kududile, kududē okududile, okududē kududile, kududē akududanga okungadudanga kungadudanga
        remote past
        positive absolute positive relative positive participial negative absolute negative relative negative participial
        1st singular ngāduda engāduda ngāduda angidudanga engingadudanga ngingadudanga
        2nd singular wāduda owāduda wāduda awududanga ongadudanga ungadudanga
        1st plural sāduda esāduda sāduda asidudanga esingadudanga singadudanga
        2nd plural nāduda enāduda nāduda anidudanga eningadudanga ningadudanga
        class 1 wāduda owāduda āduda akadudanga ongadudanga engadudanga
        class 2 bāduda abāduda bāduda abadudanga abangadudanga bengadudanga
        class 3 wāduda owāduda wāduda awududanga ongadudanga ungadudanga
        class 4 yāduda eyāduda yāduda ayidudanga engadudanga ingadudanga
        class 5 lāduda elāduda lāduda alidudanga elingadudanga lingadudanga
        class 6 āduda āduda āduda awadudanga angadudanga engadudanga
        class 7 sāduda esāduda sāduda asidudanga esingadudanga singadudanga
        class 8 zāduda ezāduda zāduda azidudanga ezingadudanga zingadudanga
        class 9 yāduda eyāduda yāduda ayidudanga engadudanga ingadudanga
        class 10 zāduda ezāduda zāduda azidudanga ezingadudanga zingadudanga
        class 11 lwāduda olwāduda lwāduda alududanga olungadudanga lungadudanga
        class 14 bāduda obāduda bāduda abududanga obungadudanga bungadudanga
        class 15 kwāduda okwāduda kwāduda akududanga okungadudanga kungadudanga
        class 17 kwāduda okwāduda kwāduda akududanga okungadudanga kungadudanga
        potential
        positive absolute positive relative positive participial negative absolute negative relative negative participial
        1st singular ngingaduda — ngingaduda ngingedude — ngingedude
        2nd singular ungaduda — ungaduda ungedude — ungedude
        1st plural singaduda — singaduda singedude — singedude
        2nd plural ningaduda — ningaduda ningedude — ningedude
        class 1 angaduda — engaduda angedude — engedude
        class 2 bangaduda — bengaduda bangedude — bengedude
        class 3 ungaduda — ungaduda ungedude — ungedude
        class 4 ingaduda — ingaduda ingedude — ingedude
        class 5 lingaduda — lingaduda lingedude — lingedude
        class 6 angaduda — engaduda angedude — engedude
        class 7 singaduda — singaduda singedude — singedude
        class 8 zingaduda — zingaduda zingedude — zingedude
        class 9 ingaduda — ingaduda ingedude — ingedude
        class 10 zingaduda — zingaduda zingedude — zingedude
        class 11 lungaduda — lungaduda lungedude — lungedude
        class 14 bungaduda — bungaduda bungedude — bungedude
        class 15 kungaduda — kungaduda kungedude — kungedude
        class 17 kungaduda — kungaduda kungedude — kungedude
        immediate future
        positive absolute positive relative positive participial negative absolute negative relative negative participial
        1st singular ngizoduda engizoduda ngizoduda angizududa engingezududa ngingezududa
        2nd singular uzoduda ozoduda uzoduda awuzududa ongezududa ungezududa
        1st plural sizoduda esizoduda sizoduda asizududa esingezududa singezududa
        2nd plural nizoduda enizoduda nizoduda anizududa eningezududa ningezududa
        class 1 uzoduda ozoduda ezoduda akazududa ongezududa engezududa
        class 2 bazoduda abazoduda bezoduda abazududa abangezududa bengezududa
        class 3 uzoduda ozoduda uzoduda awuzududa ongezududa ungezududa
        class 4 izoduda ezoduda izoduda ayizududa engezududa ingezududa
        class 5 lizoduda elizoduda lizoduda alizududa elingezududa lingezududa
        class 6 azoduda azoduda ezoduda awazududa angezududa engezududa
        class 7 sizoduda esizoduda sizoduda asizududa esingezududa singezududa
        class 8 zizoduda ezizoduda zizoduda azizududa ezingezududa zingezududa
        class 9 izoduda ezoduda izoduda ayizududa engezududa ingezududa
        class 10 zizoduda ezizoduda zizoduda azizududa ezingezududa zingezududa
        class 11 luzoduda oluzoduda luzoduda aluzududa olungezududa lungezududa
        class 14 buzoduda obuzoduda buzoduda abuzududa obungezududa bungezududa
        class 15 kuzoduda okuzoduda kuzoduda akuzududa okungezududa kungezududa
        class 17 kuzoduda okuzoduda kuzoduda akuzududa okungezududa kungezududa
        remote future
        positive absolute positive relative positive participial negative absolute negative relative negative participial
        1st singular ngiyoduda engiyoduda ngiyoduda angiyududa engingeyududa ngingeyududa
        2nd singular uyoduda oyoduda uyoduda awuyududa ongeyududa ungeyududa
        1st plural siyoduda esiyoduda siyoduda asiyududa esingeyududa singeyududa
        2nd plural niyoduda eniyoduda niyoduda aniyududa eningeyududa ningeyududa
        class 1 uyoduda oyoduda eyoduda akayududa ongeyududa engeyududa
        class 2 bayoduda abayoduda beyoduda abayududa abangeyududa bengeyududa
        class 3 uyoduda oyoduda uyoduda awuyududa ongeyududa ungeyududa
        class 4 iyoduda eyoduda iyoduda ayiyududa engeyududa ingeyududa
        class 5 liyoduda eliyoduda liyoduda aliyududa elingeyududa lingeyududa
        class 6 ayoduda ayoduda eyoduda awayududa angeyududa engeyududa
        class 7 siyoduda esiyoduda siyoduda asiyududa esingeyududa singeyududa
        class 8 ziyoduda eziyoduda ziyoduda aziyududa ezingeyududa zingeyududa
        class 9 iyoduda eyoduda iyoduda ayiyududa engeyududa ingeyududa
        class 10 ziyoduda eziyoduda ziyoduda aziyududa ezingeyududa zingeyududa
        class 11 luyoduda oluyoduda luyoduda aluyududa olungeyududa lungeyududa
        class 14 buyoduda obuyoduda buyoduda abuyududa obungeyududa bungeyududa
        class 15 kuyoduda okuyoduda kuyoduda akuyududa okungeyududa kungeyududa
        class 17 kuyoduda okuyoduda kuyoduda akuyududa okungeyududa kungeyududa
        present subjunctive
        positive negative
        1st singular ngidude ngingadudi
        2nd singular udude ungadudi
        1st plural sidude singadudi
        2nd plural nidude ningadudi
        class 1 adude angadudi
        class 2 badude bangadudi
        class 3 udude ungadudi
        class 4 idude ingadudi
        class 5 lidude lingadudi
        class 6 adude angadudi
        class 7 sidude singadudi
        class 8 zidude zingadudi
        class 9 idude ingadudi
        class 10 zidude zingadudi
        class 11 ludude lungadudi
        class 14 budude bungadudi
        class 15 kudude kungadudi
        class 17 kudude kungadudi
        past subjunctive
        positive negative
        1st singular ngaduda ngangaduda, angaduda, angangaduda
        2nd singular waduda wangaduda, awaduda, awangaduda
        1st plural saduda sangaduda, asaduda, asangaduda
        2nd plural naduda nangaduda, anaduda, anangaduda
        class 1 waduda wangaduda, akaduda, akangaduda
        class 2 baduda bangaduda, abaduda, abangaduda
        class 3 waduda wangaduda, awaduda, awangaduda
        class 4 yaduda yangaduda, ayaduda, ayangaduda
        class 5 laduda langaduda, aladuda, alangaduda
        class 6 aduda angaduda, awaduda, awangaduda
        class 7 saduda sangaduda, asaduda, asangaduda
        class 8 zaduda zangaduda, azaduda, azangaduda
        class 9 yaduda yangaduda, ayaduda, ayangaduda
        class 10 zaduda zangaduda, azaduda, azangaduda
        class 11 lwaduda lwangaduda, alwaduda, alwangaduda
        class 14 baduda bangaduda, abaduda, abangaduda
        class 15 kwaduda kwangaduda, akwaduda, akwangaduda
        class 17 kwaduda kwangaduda, akwaduda, akwangaduda

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