Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dvandva

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dvand-va
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Example Sentences

"Tatpuruṣa and dvandva compounds regularly have a single gender, that of the final constituent, although a subgroup of dvandvas has the gender of the first constituent."

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit द्वंद्व (dvaṃdvá).

Inflected Forms

dvandvas (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

bahuvrihi tatpuruṣa karmadharaya amredita dvigu

Questions

What does dvandva mean?: 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.
Where does dvandva come from?: Borrowed from Sanskrit द्वंद्व (dvaṃdvá).

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