ސަތުވަންނަ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit सप्तपञ्चाशत् (saptapañcāśat). Cognate with Sinhalese සත්පනස (satpanasa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s̺ət̪uʋən̪ːə/, [s̺ət̪uwən̪ːə]

Numeral

ސަތުވަންނަ • (satuvan̊na)

1. fifty-seven

   Synonyms: ފަންސާސްހަތެއް (fan̊sāshatek̊), (duodecimal) ފަނަސްނުވައެއް (fanasnuvaek̊)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ސަތުވަންނަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 220