Dvandva

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Compound word
gptkbp:category gptkb:Linguistics
gptkbp:contrastsWith gptkb:Bahuvrihi
gptkb:Tatpurusha
gptkb:Karmadhāraya
gptkbp:defines A compound word in which two or more nouns are joined to express a collective meaning
gptkbp:etymology Sanskrit: द्वन्द्व (dvandva), meaning 'pair' or 'duality'
gptkbp:example day-night (day and night)
mother-father (parents)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dvandva
gptkbp:plural gptkb:Dvandvas
gptkbp:type Coordinative compound
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Bengali
gptkb:Greek
gptkb:Hindi
gptkb:Pali
gptkb:Sanskrit
gptkb:Tamil
gptkb:Telugu
Kannada
Marathi
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Samasa
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7