ބާވަންނަ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit द्विपञ्चाशत् (dvipañcāśat). Cognate with Sinhalese දෙපනස (depanasa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəːʋən̪ːə/, [bəːʋən̪ːə]

Numeral

ބާވަންނަ • (bāvan̊na)

1. fifty-two

   Synonyms: ފަންސާސްދޭއް (fan̊sāsdēk̊), (duodecimal) ފަނަސްހަތަރެއް (fanashatarek̊)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ބާވަންނަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 23