दूना

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Apabhramsa दूण (dūṇa), from Prakrit 𑀤𑀼𑀉𑀡 (duuṇa), 𑀤𑀺𑀉𑀡 (diuṇa), from Sanskrit द्विगुण (dviguṇa). Doublet of द्विगुण (dviguṇ).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /d̪uː.nɑː/, [d̪uː.näː]

Adjective

दूना • (dūnā) (Urdu spelling دُونا)

double
Synonyms: दोगुना (dogunā), द्विगुण (dviguṇ)

दिन दूना रात चौगुना बढ़ना ― din dūnā rāt caugunā baṛhnā ― to increase rapidly (literally, “to increase to double in the day and quadruple in the night”)

Declension

Declension of *दूना* (ā-stem)
	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	दूना dūnā	दूने dūne	दूनी dūnī	दूनी dūnī
oblique	दूने dūne	दूने dūne	दूनी dūnī	दूनी dūnī
vocative	दूने dūne	दूने dūne	दूनी dūnī	दूनी dūnī

Noun

दूना • (dūnā) m (Urdu spelling دُونا)

double (twice the number, amount, size, etc.)

Declension

Declension of *दूना* (masc ā-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	दूना dūnā	दूने dūne
oblique	दूने dūne	दूनों dūnõ
vocative	दूने dūne	दूनो dūno

Further reading

Bahri, Hardev (1989) “दूना”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 317.
“दूना”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “दूना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 507