ތޭވީސް

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Dhivehi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Prakrit 𑀢𑁂𑀯𑀻𑀲𑀁 (tevīsaṃ) or Pali tevīsa, both from Sanskrit त्रयोविंशति (trayoviṃśati).

Pronunciation[edit]

Numeral[edit]

ތޭވީސް (tēvīs)

  1. twenty-three
    Synonyms: އެކުނިފައްސިހި (ekunifassihi), (duodecimal) ދޮޅަސްއެކޮޅަސް (doḷasekoḷas)

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ތޭވީސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 236