addan.

Brit.

/ˈʌdə/,

/ˈadə/, U.S.

/ˈəˌdɑ/,

/ˈæˌdɑ/

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Bengali. Partly a borrowing from Hindi. Partly a borrowing from Marathi. Etymons: Bengali āḍḍā; Hindi aḍḍā; Marathi aḍḍā.

Etymology: < Bengali āḍḍā and its cognates Hindi aḍḍā, Marathi aḍḍā club-room, alehouse, meeting place, apparently originally ‘roost’ (compare Panjabi āḍḍā, in the same senses, also ‘perch for birds’), ultimately < a Dravidian language; compare Kannada aḍḍa, aḍḍā line, bar, anything transverse.

South Asian.

Chiefly in West Bengal and Bangladesh: a gathering where free-flowing, informal conversation takes place; conversation of this type, chat. Also: a meeting place, spec. an (illicit) establishment serving alcoholic beverages.

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1951 N. C. Chaudhuri Autobiogr. Unknown Indian iv. i. 391 Each adda had its fixed adherents, who would begin to drop in one by one from about half-past five in the afternoon till in about an hour's time the attendance was full.

1961 E. Shils Intellect. between Trad. & Modernity iv. 52 [In Calcutta] the tradition of the adda was differentiated into a number of lively circles of literary and cultural figures... It is said that circles of this quality no longer exist in Calcutta,..but there are still a number of interesting intellectual addas there.

1979 S. Kak tr. S. Sarhadi Double i. in Indian Lit. Rev. Apr.–May 38/1 The greatest battler and bottle smasher in the history of illegal Bombay addas looked at me and said, ‘What an unusual idea, let's go.’

1992 N. Bhattacharya Hem & Football xi. 137 ‘Why don't you go upstairs and enjoy a little adda with our neighbours?’ suggested Mother-in-law.

2002 Telegraph (Kolkata) 8 Sept. (Look section) 4/4 The adda meanders unstructured, as a true adda should be.

2006 Hindustan Times (Nexis) 4 July It was the ultimate adda for a cheap and cheerful outing.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	adda
释义	addan. Brit. /ˈʌdə/, /ˈadə/, U.S. /ˈəˌdɑ/, /ˈæˌdɑ/ Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Bengali. Partly a borrowing from Hindi. Partly a borrowing from Marathi. Etymons: Bengali āḍḍā; Hindi aḍḍā; Marathi aḍḍā. Etymology: < Bengali āḍḍā and its cognates Hindi aḍḍā, Marathi aḍḍā club-room, alehouse, meeting place, apparently originally ‘roost’ (compare Panjabi āḍḍā, in the same senses, also ‘perch for birds’), ultimately < a Dravidian language; compare Kannada aḍḍa, aḍḍā line, bar, anything transverse. South Asian. Chiefly in West Bengal and Bangladesh: a gathering where free-flowing, informal conversation takes place; conversation of this type, chat. Also: a meeting place, spec. an (illicit) establishment serving alcoholic beverages. ΚΠ 1951 N. C. Chaudhuri Autobiogr. Unknown Indian iv. i. 391 Each adda had its fixed adherents, who would begin to drop in one by one from about half-past five in the afternoon till in about an hour's time the attendance was full. 1961 E. Shils Intellect. between Trad. & Modernity iv. 52 [In Calcutta] the tradition of the adda was differentiated into a number of lively circles of literary and cultural figures... It is said that circles of this quality no longer exist in Calcutta,..but there are still a number of interesting intellectual addas there. 1979 S. Kak tr. S. Sarhadi Double i. in Indian Lit. Rev. Apr.–May 38/1 The greatest battler and bottle smasher in the history of illegal Bombay addas looked at me and said, ‘What an unusual idea, let's go.’ 1992 N. Bhattacharya Hem & Football xi. 137 ‘Why don't you go upstairs and enjoy a little adda with our neighbours?’ suggested Mother-in-law. 2002 Telegraph (Kolkata) 8 Sept. (Look section) 4/4 The adda meanders unstructured, as a true adda should be. 2006 Hindustan Times (Nexis) 4 July It was the ultimate adda for a cheap and cheerful outing. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1951
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