दूसरा

See also: दूसरी

Hindi

Hindi numbers (edit)
20
[a], [b], [c] ←  1 २
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

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

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

दूसरा • (dūsrā) (Urdu spelling دوسرا)

  1. other, another

Declension

Declension of दूसरा (ā-stem)
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct दूसरा
dūsrā 		दूसरे
dūsre 		दूसरी
dūsrī 		दूसरी
dūsrī
oblique दूसरे
dūsre 		दूसरे
dūsre 		दूसरी
dūsrī 		दूसरी
dūsrī
vocative दूसरे
dūsre 		दूसरे
dūsre 		दूसरी
dūsrī 		दूसरी
dūsrī

Adjective

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

  1. second
    Synonym: द्वितीय (dvitīya)

Declension

Declension of दूसरा (ā-stem)
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct दूसरा
dūsrā 		दूसरे
dūsre 		दूसरी
dūsrī 		दूसरी
dūsrī
oblique दूसरे
dūsre 		दूसरे
dūsre 		दूसरी
dūsrī 		दूसरी
dūsrī
vocative दूसरे
dūsre 		दूसरे
dūsre 		दूसरी
dūsrī 		दूसरी
dūsrī

Noun

दूसरा • (dūsrā) m (Urdu spelling دوسرا)

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

Declension

Declension of दूसरा (masc ā-stem)
singular plural
direct दूसरा
dūsrā 		दूसरे
dūsre
oblique दूसरे
dūsre 		दूसरों
dūsrõ
vocative दूसरे
dūsre 		दूसरो
dūsro

Descendants

  • → English: doosra (cricket)

References

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