ތެޔާޅީސް

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Dhivehi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Sanskrit त्रिचत्वारिंशत् (tricatvāriṃśat). Cognate with Sinhalese තෙසාළිස (tesāḷisa).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /t̪ejəːɭiːs̺/, [t̪ejəːɭiːs̺]

Numeral[edit]

ތެޔާޅީސް (teyāḷīs)

  1. forty-three
    Synonyms: (duodecimal) ތިންދޮޅަސްހަތެއް (tin̊doḷashatek̊), ސާޅީސްތިނެއް (sāḷīstinek̊)

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ތެޔާޅީސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 235