ބާހަތްތެރި

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit द्विसप्तति (dvisaptati). Cognate with Sinhalese දෙසැත්තැව (desættæwa)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəːhət̪ːeɾi/, [bəːhət̪ːeɾi]

Numeral

ބާހަތްތެރި • (bāhat̊teri)

1. seventy-two

Synonyms

• (duodecimal) ފާހިތި (fāhiti)
• ހަތްދިހަދޭއް (hat̊dihadēk̊)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ބާހަތްތެރި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 22