𑀘𑀸𑀮𑀻𑀲
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Prakrit[edit]
[a], [b], [c] ← 30 | 𑁪𑁦 40 |
50 → [a], [b] |
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4[a], [b], [c] | ||
Cardinal: 𑀘𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸𑀮𑀻𑀲𑀁 (cattālīsaṃ), 𑀘𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸𑀮𑀻𑀲𑀸 (cattālīsā), 𑀘𑀸𑀆𑀮𑀻𑀲𑀁 (cāālīsaṃ), 𑀘𑀸𑀮𑀻𑀲 (cālīsa) |
Etymology[edit]
Alteration of 𑀘𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸𑀮𑀻𑀲𑀁 (cattālīsaṃ), from Sanskrit चत्वारिंशत् (catvāriṃśat). The loss of -tt- parallels its loss in 𑀘𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀭𑀺 (cattari) > Old Hindi चारि (cāri), etc, probably through inflected forms like चतुरः (caturaḥ), where the intervocalic -t- would be regularly lost.
Numeral[edit]
𑀘𑀸𑀮𑀻𑀲 (cālīsa) (Devanagari चालीस, Kannada ಚಾಲೀಸ) (Sauraseni, Maharastri) (cardinal number)
Descendants[edit]
- Central:
- Eastern:
- Northern:
- Northwestern:
- Southern:
- Western:
References[edit]
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “cālīsa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press