Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *dua, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *dua, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *dua, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *dua, from Proto-Western Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa. Not from Sanskrit द्व ‎(dvá).

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /duə/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /dua/
• Rhymes: -uə, -wə, -ə