बीस

See also: बस

Hindi

Hindi numbers ^(edit)

←  10	←  19	२० 20	21  →	30  →
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Cardinal: बीस (bīs)     Ordinal: बीसवाँ (bīsvā̃)

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *dwih₁ḱm̥ti

Proto-Indo-Iranian *HwiHćati

Sanskrit विं॒श॒ति (viṃśatí)

Ashokan Prakrit 𑀯𑀻𑀲𑀢𑀺 (vīsati)

Prakrit 𑀯𑀻𑀲 (vīsa)

Hindi बीस

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑀻𑀲 (vīsa), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀯𑀻𑀲𑀢𑀺 (vīsati), from Sanskrit विं॒श॒ति (viṃśatí), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HwiHćati, from Proto-Indo-European *dwih₁ḱm̥ti. Compare Persian بیست (bist).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /biːs/

Numeral

बीस • (bīs) (Urdu spelling بیس) (cardinal)

1. twenty

Nepali

Nepali numbers ^(edit)

[a], [b] ←  10	[a], [b] ←  19	२० 20	21  → [a], [b]	30  →
		2
Cardinal: बीस (bīs)     Ordinal: बीसौँ (bīsa͠u)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bis]
• Phonetic Devanagari: बिस्

Numeral

बीस • (bīs)

1. twenty