ތެޔާޅީސް

Dhivehi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Numeral

ތެޔާޅީސް • (teyāḷīs)

1. forty-three

   Synonyms: (duodecimal) ތިންދޮޅަސްހަތެއް (tin̊doḷashatek̊), ސާޅީސްތިނެއް (sāḷīstinek̊)

References

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