আঢ়ৈ

Assamese

Etymology

Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit *𑀅𑀟𑁆𑀠𑀸𑀇𑀬 (*aḍḍhāiya), from Sanskrit অৰ্ধতৃতীয (ardhatṛtīya). Cognate with Bengali আড়াই (aṛai), Hindi ढाई (ḍhāī).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /a.ɹʱoɪ/

Numeral

আঢ়ৈ • (arhoi)

two and a half
আঢ়ৈ লাখ টকা
arhoi lakh toka
two-hundred and fifty thousand rupees
(literally, “two and a half lakh rupees”)
half past two

See also

ডেৰ (der)
চাৰে (sare)

References

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ardhatr̥tīya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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