दूसरा

See also: दूसरी

Hindi

Hindi numbers ^(edit)

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[a], [b], [c] ←  1	२ 2	3  → [a], [b]
Cardinal: दो (do)     Ordinal: दूसरा (dūsrā), दूजा (dūjā), द्वितीय (dvitīya)     Adverbial: दोबारा (dobārā), दुबारा (dubārā)     Multiplier: दोगुना (dogunā), दुगना (dugnā), दोहरा (dohrā)     Collective: दोनों (donõ)     Fractional: आधा (ādhā)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit *द्विसर (dvisara, “two-stringed”), from द्वि (dvi, “two”) +‎ सर (sara, “string, cord”) but with the first element following Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀤𑀼𑀯𑁂 (duve, “two”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d̪uːs.ɾɑː/, [d̪uːs.ɾäː]

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Adjective

दूसरा • (dūsrā) (Urdu spelling دوسرا)

1. other, another

Declension

Declension of दूसरा (ā-stem)

	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	दूसरा dūsrā	दूसरे dūsre	दूसरी dūsrī	दूसरी dūsrī
oblique	दूसरे dūsre	दूसरे dūsre	दूसरी dūsrī	दूसरी dūsrī
vocative	दूसरे dūsre	दूसरे dūsre	दूसरी dūsrī	दूसरी dūsrī

Adjective

दूसरा • (dūsrā) (Urdu spelling دوسرا) (ordinal number)

1. second

   Synonym: द्वितीय (dvitīya)

Declension

Declension of दूसरा (ā-stem)

	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	दूसरा dūsrā	दूसरे dūsre	दूसरी dūsrī	दूसरी dūsrī
oblique	दूसरे dūsre	दूसरे dūsre	दूसरी dūsrī	दूसरी dūsrī
vocative	दूसरे dūsre	दूसरे dūsre	दूसरी dūsrī	दूसरी dūsrī

Noun

दूसरा • (dūsrā) m (Urdu spelling دوسرا)

1. copy, duplicate
2. alternative, replacement
3. (cricket) doosra

Declension

Declension of दूसरा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	दूसरा dūsrā	दूसरे dūsre
oblique	दूसरे dūsre	दूसरों dūsrõ
vocative	दूसरे dūsre	दूसरो dūsro

Descendants

• → English: doosra (cricket)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “दूसरा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “दूसरा”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
• “दूसरा”, in Collins Gem Hindi-English Dictionary, Collins, 2011, →ISBN
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “दूसरा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “दूसरा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884) “दूसरा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.