eda

See also: Appendix:Variations of "eda"

Japanese

Romanization

eda

1. Rōmaji transcription of えだ

Lindu

Noun

eda

1. step

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عِدَّة (ʕidda).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

eda (n class, plural eda)

1. a waiting period upon a woman after her marriage has ended
2. a mourning period for a woman after the death of her husband

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish idha, from Old Swedish ið- (“again, back”); compare with idelig (“perpetual”) and idissla (“ruminate”). Attested since 1434.

Cognate with Danish ide, Norwegian ida, ia, ea and Icelandic iða. Possibly also English eddy.

Noun

eda c

1. (archaic, dialect) an eddy (backflow in rivers and by coasts)

   Synonyms: bakström, agga

See also

• -eda (“path along water”)

References

• bakström in Nordisk familjebok (2nd ed., 1907)
• eda in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• eda in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

Toba Batak

Noun

eda

1. sister-in-law (husband's sister or brother's wife)

References

• Warneck, J. (1906). Tobabataksch-Deutsches Wörterbuch. Batavia: Landsdrukkerij, p. 64.