Dictionary

doona en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ˈdu(ː)nə/
• (US) audio
• [ˈdʊ̈ʉnə] (Australia)
• /ˈdʉːnə/ (Australia)
• [ˈdʊunə]

Etymology

Originally a product name, derived from Danish dyne /dyːnə/. Trademark owned by the Tontine Group.

Meanings

1. (Australia) A padded blanket used as a cover in bed; a duvet.
   • Doonas can be made of goose feathers, wool or synthetics. Wash them twice a year or even more if you sweat a lot. You can tell it′s time for a wash when the fibres are packed down and lumpy, or the doona smells. 2011, Shannon Lush, Jennifer Fleming, Spotless: Room-by-Room Solutions to Domestic Disasters, unnumbered page:
   • He had put the doona on sideways. My feet were sticking out. 1983, Helen Garner, Yellow Notebook: Diaries Volume I, Text Publishing, published 2022, page 66:
   • Lena pulled the doona over her head. 2005, Josephine Wilson, Cusp, page 211:
   • Well when I say it was cool, it was actually cold enough to freeze the nuts off a fruit cake and it took Dad half an hour [...] to get me from under the nice warm doona. 1995, Paul Vautin, Turn It Up!, Sydney: Pan Macmillan Australia, page 70:

Forms

Deriveds

doona day

Relateds

eiderdown

Synonyms

comforter · duvet · quilt

Translations (5)

de Bettdecke (Padded blanket) · da dyne (Padded blanket) · de Steppdecke (Padded blanket) · de Deckbett (Padded blanket) · ru одеяло (Padded blanket)

doona en · X · etymology 2

Etymology

Modelled on dinna.

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, contraction) Contraction of do + not, used by some American fiction authors to signify that a character has a Scottish accent, although the word does not exist in Scots or Scottish English.
   alt of do
   • “I doona ken how he found us,” he muttered darkly. 2005, Karen Marie Moning, Spell of the Highlander, page 122:
   • “Oh, and doona go near the ruins or the castle when I leave,” he said, picking up the book and heading for the door. 2007, Margo Maguire, A Warrior′s Taking, page 286:
   • “Are you talking to those cats again? Do you really think they listen? Do you really think they understand?” “I doona know, Grandma. And I doona care.” 2005, Harold Cheney, Jack of Tabbyshire: Jack of Tabbyshire and Other Grandfather Tales, page 9:

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