dvandva

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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

dvandva dvandvas

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit द्वंद्व (dvaṃdvá).

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