Dvandva
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Dvandva is a noun meaning (linguistics, lexicography) 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
(linguistics, lexicography) 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.
Word Forms
- dvandvas
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cp, cocompound, adjunctive, copulative, complexive, divariant.
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