އޮނަސާޅީސް

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from Prakrit *𑀉𑀡𑀘𑀸𑀮𑀻𑀲𑀁 (*uṇacālīsaṃ), *𑀉𑀡𑀢𑀸𑀮𑀻𑀲𑀁 (*uṇatālīsaṃ), *𑀉𑀡𑀘𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸𑀮𑀻𑀲𑀁 (*uṇacattālīsaṃ), from Sanskrit ऊनचत्वारिंशत् (ūnacatvāriṃśat).

Pronunciation

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

Numeral

އޮނަސާޅީސް • (onasāḷīs)

1. thirty-nine

   Synonyms: ތިރީސްނުވައެއް (tirīsnuvaek̊), ނަވަތިރީސް (navatirīs), (duodecimal) ތިންދޮޅަސްތިނެއް (tin̊doḷastinek̊)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އޮނަސާޅީސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 198