दूण

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Apabhramsa

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Etymology

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Inherited from Prakrit 𑀤𑀼𑀉𑀡 (duuṇa), 𑀤𑀺𑀉𑀡 (diuṇa), from Sanskrit द्विगुण (dviguṇá).

Adjective

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दूण (dūṇa) (Māhārāṣṭrī)[1][2]

  1. double
    • c. 965 CE – 971 CE, Pushpadanta, Nayakumara-Chariu VIII.1.9:
      अब्भंतर-लीणें छप्पएण रसवाण-दूण-वड्ढियमएण ।
      abbhaṃtara-līṇeṃ chappaeṇa rasavāṇa-dūṇa-vaḍḍhiyamaeṇa.
      [The bumblebee, which is already] absorbed in the innermost parts [of the screw pine], is becoming doubly intoxicated by drinking its nectar.

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “duguṇa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 365:Ap. dūṇa-
  2. ^ Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923-1928) “दूण”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 477.