dvandva
Meanings
noun
- A copulative or coordinative type of compound in which members, if not compounded, would be in the same case and connected by the conjunction and. Common in languages such as Sanskrit, Chinese and Japanese, but less so in English.
Word forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit द्वंद्व (dvaṃdvá).
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