दूसरा

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See also: दूसरी

Hindi

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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

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Inherited from Sanskrit *द्विसर (dvisara, two-stringed), from द्वि (dvi, two) +‎ सर (sara, string, cord) but with the first element following Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀤𑀼𑀯𑁂 (duve, two).[1]

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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दूसरा (dūsrā) (Urdu spelling دوسرا)

  1. other, another

Declension

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Adjective

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

  1. second
    Synonym: द्वितीय (dvitīya)

Declension

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Noun

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दूसरा (dūsrām (Urdu spelling دوسرا)

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

Declension

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Descendants

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  • English: doosra (cricket)

References

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