Reduplication

[Amitabh Vikram]

In Hindi you may find many examples of  full reduplication such as:

sar-sar 'a sound of wind', 
Kal-kal 'a rippling sound'
Mar-mar 'susurration'
Car-car 'a crackling sound'

Generally in Hindi reduplication comes for onomatopoeic words. But in 'ghar ghar' it is used as in every home. Reduplication for diminutives is not found in Hindi.

Amitabhvikram
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