duha

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Cebuano

Cebuano numbers (edit)
20[a], [b]
[a], [b] ←  1 2 3  → 
    Cardinal: duhá
    Spanish cardinal: dos
    Ordinal: ikaduhá
    Adverbial: makaduhá
    Distributive: duha-dúha, tagdúha
    Fractional: sikaduhá

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *duha, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa. Cognates with Tagalog dalawa, Hiligaynon duha, Aklanon daywa, Ilocano dua. Related to Indonesian dua, Malay dua, Fijian rua, Hawaiian lua, Malagasy roa, Niuean ua, South Marquesan 'ua.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /duˈha/
  • Hyphenation: du‧ha

Numeral

duhá (Badlit spelling ᜇᜓᜑ)

  1. two
    Synonym: dos

Usage notes

  • As with other numerals, it is used with the linker "ka" to quantify an object.
    Duha ka bituon ― Two stars
    Duha ka adlaw ― Two days
  • The word buok (“piece; whole”) is sometimes used after ka.
    Duha ka buok lalaki ― Two men
    Duha ka buok saging ― Two bananas

Derived terms

Determiner

duha

  1. (preceded by ang) both; the two
    "Asa imo ani?" — "Akoa na ang duha."
    "Which of these are yours?" — "Both are mine."

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:duha.

Czech

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech duha, from Proto-Slavic *dǫga (compare Greater Polish dęga "wale").

Pronunciation

Noun

duha f (related adjective duhový)

  1. rainbow (optical phenomenon)
  2. (rare) stave (narrow strip of wood)
    Synonym: dužina

Declension

Declension of duha (hard feminine)
singular plural
nominative duha duhy
genitive duhy duh
dative duze duhám
accusative duhu duhy
vocative duho duhy
locative duze duhách
instrumental duhou duhami

Further reading

  • “duha”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • “duha”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • “duha”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Hiligaynon

Hiligaynon numbers (edit)
20
 ←  1 2 3  → 
    Cardinal: duha
    Ordinal: ikaduha

Numeral

duhá

  1. two

Verb

duhá

  1. to duplicate

Masbatenyo

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.

Numeral

duhá

  1. two

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

duha f (Cyrillic spelling духа)

  1. (Kajkavian) smell, stench, odor
    Synonym: vonj

Surigaonon

Surigaonon cardinal numbers
 <  1 2 3  > 
    Cardinal : duha
    Ordinal : ikaduha

Etymology

From Proto-Bisayan *duha, from Proto-Central Philippine * duha, from Proto-Philippine *duha, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duha. Cognate with Cebuano duha and Waray-Waray duha.

Numeral

duhá

  1. two

Tandaganon

Tandaganon cardinal numbers
 <  1 2 3  > 
    Cardinal : duha
    Ordinal : ikaduha

Etymology

From Proto-Bisayan *duha, from Proto-Central Philippine * duha, from Proto-Philippine *duha, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duha. Cognate with Cebuano duha and Waray-Waray duha.

Numeral

duhá

  1. two

Waray-Waray

Waray-Waray cardinal numbers
 <  1 2 3  > 
    Cardinal : duha
    Ordinal : ikaduha

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.

Numeral

duhá

  1. two
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