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dutiyā
dutiya
masc nom pl of dutiya (ordin); fem nom sg of dutiya (ordin); fem nom pl of dutiya (ordin); nt nom pl of dutiya (ordin); …
- dutiya (ordin): second (2nd)
- dutiya (adj): as a companion; as a partner; lit. second person
- dutiya (masc): (gram) second consonant of each vagga; kh, ch, ṭh, th, ph; lit. second
- dutiyā (fem): second woman; another woman; female companion
- dutiyā (fem): (gram) accusative case
- dutī (fem): messenger, envoy
- dutiya (masc): second man; another man; male companion; lit. second
Built from
- du — root · two
From Indo-European *dwo-, as in English 'two', Latin 'duo', Sanskrit 'dvi'. The root carries the basic sense of duality.
- tiya — ending · ordinal suffix
Forms ordinal numbers from cardinals, here meaning 'second' (the second in a series of two).
Etymology. From an Indo-European root *dwo- 'two' (cognate with English 'two', Latin 'duo', Sanskrit 'dvi'). The suffix -tiya derives the ordinal 'second' from the cardinal. Compare Sanskrit 'dvitīya'.