ސައުވީސް

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Prakrit 𑀘𑀉𑀯𑀻𑀲𑀇 (caüvīsaï), from Sanskrit चतुर्विंशति (caturviṃśati).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /s̺a.u.ʋiːs̺/, [s̺ä.u.wiːs̺]
  • Hyphenation: ސަ‧އު‧ވީސް

Numeral

ސައުވީސް • (sauvīs)

  1. twenty-four, 24
    Synonyms: ޕަސްވިސި (pasvisi), (duodecimal) ފައްސިހި (fassihi)

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ސައުވީސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 221
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