அடடா

From அடா (aṭā) +‎ அடா (aṭā).^[1]

• IPA^(key): /ɐɖɐɖaː/

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அடடா • (aṭaṭā)

1. an exclamation of surprise.
2. an exclamation of vexation, grief, pity, regret.

   அடடா! மோசம் போனேனே.

   aṭaṭā! mōcam pōṉēṉē.

   Argh. I was conned!

• S. Ramakrishnan (1992), “அடடா”, in தற்காலத் தமிழ் அகராதி [Dictionary of Contemporary Tamil] (in Tamil), Madras: Cre-A Publishers, page [1]
• Miron Winslow (1862), “அடடா”, in A comprehensive Tamil and English dictionary of high and low Tamil, Madras: P. R. Hunt