दूसरा

See also: दूसरी

Hindi

Hindi numbers (edit)
20
[a], [b], [c]   1
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 *द्विःसर (dviḥsara, two-stringed), from द्विः (dviḥ, two) + सर (sara, string, cord) but with the first element following Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀤𑀼𑀯𑁂 (duve, two).[1]

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

दूसरा • (dūsrā) (Urdu spelling دوسرا)

  1. other, another

Declension

Adjective

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

  1. second
    Synonym: द्वितीय (dvitīya)

Declension

Noun

दूसरा • (dūsrā) m (Urdu spelling دوسرا)

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

Declension

Descendants

  • English: doosra (cricket)

References

  1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*dviḥsara”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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