އަށުތިރީސް

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Dhivehi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Prakrit 𑀅𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀻𑀱 (aṭṭhattīṣa), from Sanskrit अष्टात्रिंशत् (aṣṭātriṃśat). Cognate with Sinhalese අටතිස (aṭatisa). For the preservation of /r/, see ތިރީސް (tirīs).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /əʂut̪iriːs̺/, [əʂut̪iɾiːs̺]

Numeral[edit]

އަށުތިރީސް • (aṣutirīs)

  1. thirty-eight
    Synonyms: ތިރީސްއަށެއް (tirīsaṣek̊), (duodecimal) ތިންދޮޅަސްދޭއް (tin̊doḷasdēk̊)

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އަށުތިރީސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 18
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