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'''Dvāndva''' <NOWIKI>[</NOWIKI>ˈdvɑːndvə<NOWIKI>]</NOWIKI> is a [[compound]] where each element could be [[head]].
'''Dvāndva''' <NOWIKI>[</NOWIKI>ˈdvɑːndvə<NOWIKI>]</NOWIKI> is a compound where each element could be [[head]].


=== Examples ===
=== Examples ===

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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.