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- noun linguistics A
copulative orcoordinative type of acompound in which members, if not compounded, would be in the samecase and connect by the conjunctionand . Common in languages such asSanskrit ,Chinese andJapanese , but less so in English.
Etymologies
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Examples
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The prevalence of competitions in general shows the American need to be better than anyone else at something, whether it is selling cars or memorizing state capitals or knowing how to spell dvandva.
A Conversation with Myla Goldberg about Wickett's Remedy 2010
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As a dvandva compound, it means “king and father.”
The Kalachakra Presentation of the Prophets of the Non-Indic Invaders (Full Analysis) 2006
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As a dvandva compound, it means “king and father.”
The Kalachakra Presentation of the Prophets of the Non-Indic Invaders (Full Analysis) 2006
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We have what we call in Sanskrit _dvandva_, a series of opposites in creation; such as, the positive pole and the negative, the centripetal force and the centrifugal, attraction and repulsion.
Sadhana : the realisation of life Rabindranath Tagore 1901
sionnach commented on the word dvandva
a compound word neither element of which is subordinate to the other, e.g. bittersweet.
October 26, 2007
qroqqa commented on the word dvandva
The adjective 'bittersweet' is commonly quoted as a dvandva compound. The noun 'bittersweet' (woody nightshade, Solanum dulcamara) is an example of a dvandva bahuvrihi.
August 8, 2008
fbharjo commented on the word dvandva
sanskrit doubling two
September 6, 2009