dvandva
dvandva · dvandvas
A copulative or coordinative type of compound in which members, if not compounded,…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.
Meaning
1 sensesA 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.
Origin
Borrowed from Sanskrit द्वंद्व (dvaṃdvá).Borrowed from Sanskrit द्वंद्व (dvaṃdvá).
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