दोगुना

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Hindi

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Hindi numbers (edit)

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    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)

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Etymology

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From दो (do) +‎ -गुना (-gunā).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /d̪oː.ɡʊ.nɑː/, [d̪oː.ɡʊ.näː]

Adjective

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दोगुना (dogunā) (Urdu spelling دو گُنا)

  1. twice, double
    Synonym: द्विगुण (dviguṇ)

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Noun

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दोगुना (dogunām (Urdu spelling دو گُنا)

  1. double (twice the number, amount, size, etc.)
    दिल्ली का क्षेत्रफल बेंगलुरु के क्षेत्रफल का लगभग दोगुना है।
    dillī kā kṣetraphal beṅgluru ke kṣetraphal kā lagbhag dogunā hai.
    The area of Delhi is almost the double of the area of Bengaluru.

Declension

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Further reading

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  • Bahri, Hardev (1989) “दोगुना”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 322.
  • दोगुना”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
  • McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “502”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press