𑀤𑁄
Prakrit
| 20 | ||
| [a], [b], [c], [d], [e] ← 1 | 𑁨 2 |
3 → [a], [b], [c], [d] |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal: 𑀤𑁄 (do), 𑀩𑁂 (be), 𑀤𑀼𑀯𑁂 (duve) Ordinal: 𑀤𑀼𑀮 (dula), 𑀤𑀼𑀇𑀚𑁆𑀚 (duijja), 𑀩𑀺𑀇𑀅 (biia), 𑀩𑀻𑀅 (bīa), 𑀩𑀺𑀇𑀚𑁆𑀚 (biijja) | ||
Alternative forms
- 𑀤𑀼𑀯𑁂 (duve) — less common
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit द्व (dvá).
Numeral
𑀤𑁄 (do) (Devanagari दो, Gujarati દો, Kannada ದೋ) (attested in Ardhamāgadhī, Śaurasenī, Māhārāṣṭrī) (cardinal number)
Descendants
- Assamese: দুই (dui)
- Bengali: দুই (dui)
- Bhojpuri: दुइ (dui)
- → Fiji Hindi: dui
- Hindustani: do
- Punjabi: do
- Rohingya: dui
- Romani: duj
- Traveller Norwegian: dy
References
- Pischel, Richard, Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages[1], Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass