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Hindi
Etymology
From दो (do) + -गुना (-gunā).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /d̪oː.ɡʊ.nɑː/,
Adjective
दोगुना • (dogunā) (Urdu spelling دو گُنا)
- twice, double
- Synonym: द्विगुण (dviguṇ)
Declension
Declension of दोगुना (ā-stem)
Noun
दोगुना • (dogunā) m (Urdu spelling دو گُنا)
- double (twice the number, amount, size, etc.)
दिल्ली का क्षेत्रफल बेंगलुरु के क्षेत्रफल का लगभग दोगुना है।- dillī kā kṣetraphal beṅgluru ke kṣetraphal kā lagbhag dogunā hai.
- The area of Delhi is almost the double of the area of Bengaluru.
Declension
Declension of दोगुना (masc ā-stem)
Further reading
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “दोगुना”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa, Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 322.
- “दोगुना”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “दोगुना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 502