Which type of 'samas' (compound) is present in the Hindi word 'Lav-Kush'?
Which type of 'samas' (compound) is present in the Hindi word 'Lav-Kush'?
Lav' and 'Kush' are the names of two brothers (sons of Ram and Sita), joined by 'and'. When a compound word joins two independent nouns of equal importance using 'and', it is called a Dvandva samas.
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