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doona¹

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

Rhymes with -uːnə

Where it comes from

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

noun doonas

  1. Australia A padded blanket used as a cover in bed; a duvet. He had put the doona on sideways. My feet were sticking out.

    Similar: duvet, quilt, comforter

doona²

Where it comes from

Modelled on dinna.

contraction doonae

  1. abbreviation, 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. “I doona ken how he found us,” he muttered darkly.

Doona³

Rhymes with -uːnə

proper noun

  1. An Irish surname.

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noun Padded blanket

DeutschBettdecke, Steppdecke, Deckbett
Русскийодеяло odejalo

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"doona." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/doona. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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doona. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/doona

Chicago

"doona." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/doona.

BibTeX
@misc{doona_2026,
  title = {doona},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/doona},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}