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Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Apabhramsa दूण (dūṇa), from Prakrit 𑀤𑀼𑀉𑀡 (duuṇa), 𑀤𑀺𑀉𑀡 (diuṇa), from Sanskrit द्विगुण (dviguṇa). Doublet of द्विगुण (dviguṇ).
Pronunciation
Adjective
दूना • (dūnā) (Urdu spelling دُونا)
- double
- Synonyms: दोगुना (dogunā), द्विगुण (dviguṇ)
- दिन दूना रात चौगुना बढ़ना ― din dūnā rāt caugunā baṛhnā ― to increase rapidly (literally, “to increase to double in the day and quadruple in the night”)
Declension
Declension of दूना (ā-stem)
Noun
दूना • (dūnā) m (Urdu spelling دُونا)
- double (twice the number, amount, size, etc.)
Declension
Declension of दूना (masc ā-stem)
Further reading
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “दूना”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa, Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 317.
- “दूना”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “दूना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 507