dvandva

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Sanskrit द्वंद्व (dvaṃdvá). === Noun === dvandva (plural dvandvas) (linguistics, lexicography) A copulative or coordinative type of compound in which members, if not compounded, would be in the same case and connected by the conjunction and. Common in languages such as Sanskrit, Chinese and Japanese, but less so in English. ==== See also ==== Category:English dvandva compounds bahuvrihi tatpuruṣa karmadharaya amredita dvigu