ބާރަ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Prakrit 𑀩𑀸𑀭𑀲 (bārasa), from Sanskrit द्वादश (dvādaśa). Cognate to Hindi बारह (bārah)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /baː.ra/, [baː.ɾä]
  • Hyphenation: ބާ‧ރަ

Numeral

ބާރަ • (bāra)

  1. twelve, 12
    Synonym: (duodecimal) ދޮޅަސް (doḷas)

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ބާރަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 23
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