/ˈduːnə/
OriginOriginally a product name, derived from Danish dyne /dyːnə/. Trademark owned by the Tontine Group.
- AustraliaA padded blanket used as a cover in bed; a duvet.
“He had put the doona on sideways. My feet were sticking out.”
“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.”
“Lena pulled the doona over her head.”
- abbreviation, alt-of, contractionContraction 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.”
““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.””
““Oh, and doona go near the ruins or the castle when I leave,” he said, picking up the book and heading for the door.”
Formsdoonas(plural) · doonae(alternative)