ބައްތިރީސް

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from Prakrit 𑀩𑀸𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀻𑀱 (bāttīṣa), from Sanskrit द्वात्रिंशत् (dvātriṃśat). For the preservation of /r/, see ތިރީސް (tirīs).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [bət̪ːiɾiːs̺]

Numeral

ބައްތިރީސް • (battirīs)

  1. thirty-two
    Synonyms: (duodecimal) ފައްސިހިއަށެއް (fassihiaṣek̊), ތިރީސްދޭއް (tirīsdēk̊)

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ބައްތިރީސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 31
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