ފަންސާސް

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Dhivehi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit पञ्चाशत् (pañcāśat) or Pali paññāsa. Cognate with Sinhalese පනහ (panaha)

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Numeral[edit]

ފަންސާސް (fan̊sās)

  1. fifty
    Synonym: (duodecimal) ފަނަސްދޭއް (fanasdēk̊)

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ފަންސާސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 74