އަށާވީސް

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali aṭṭhavīsati, from Sanskrit अष्टाविंशति (aṣṭāviṃśati). Sinhalese අටවිස්ස (aṭawissa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /əs̺əːʋiːs̺/, [əs̺əːʋiːs̺]

Numeral

އަށާވީސް • (aṣāvīs)

  1. twenty-eight
    Synonym: (duodecimal) ފައްސިހިހަތަރެއް (fassihihatarek̊)

References

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އަށާވީސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 17
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