ސަތާޅީސް

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Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit सप्तचत्वारिंशत् (saptacatvāriṃśat). Cognate with Sinhalese සත්සාළිස (satsāḷisa).

Pronunciation

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

Numeral

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ސަތާޅީސް (satāḷīs)

  1. forty-seven
    Synonyms: އެކުނިފަނަސް (ekunifanas), ސާޅްޗެސްހަތެއް (sāḷceshatek̊), (duodecimal) ތިންދޮޅަސްއެކޮޅަސް (tin̊doḷasekoḷas)

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ސަތާޅީސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 219