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Linguipedia (talk | contribs) (New page: '''Dvāndva''' <NOWIKI>[</NOWIKI>ˈdvɑːndvə<NOWIKI>]</NOWIKI> is a compound where each element could be head. === Examples === * Austria-Hungary * freeze-dry === Synonyms === * [...) |
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Dvāndva [ˈdvɑːndvə] is a compound where each element could be head.
Examples
- Austria-Hungary
- freeze-dry
Synonyms
Origin
Dvāndva arose by reduplication of the word dva ‘two’.
References
- Trask, Robert Lawrence. 1992. A Dictionary of Grammatical Terms in Linguistics. London: Routledge.
