𑀢𑀻𑀲

Prakrit

Prakrit numbers ^(edit)

←  20	←  29	𑁩𑁦 30	40  → [a], [b]
		3[a], [b], [c], [d]
Cardinal: 𑀢𑀻𑀲 (tīsa)

Alternative forms

• 𑀢𑀻𑀲𑀸 (tīsā), 𑀢𑀻𑀲𑀇𑀁 (tīsaïṃ)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit त्रिंशत् (triṃśat), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *triHśát, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *triHćát, from Proto-Indo-European *tridḱómt (“three-ten”). Cognate with Ancient Greek τριάκοντα (triákonta), Latin trīgintā.

Numeral

𑀢𑀻𑀲 (tīsa) (Devanagari तीस) (cardinal number)

1. thirty

Descendants

Some descendants have reinserted -r- due to Sanskritic influence.

• Central:
  • Ardhamagadhi Prakrit:
    • Awadhi: तीस (tīs)
  • Sauraseni Prakrit:
    • Hindustani:
      • Hindi: तीस (tīs)
      • Urdu: تیس (tīs)
    • Gujarati: ત્રીસ (trīs)
• Eastern:
  • Magadhi Prakrit:
    • Bengali: ত্রিশ (triś), তিরিশ (tiriś)
    • Assamese: ত্ৰিশ (trix)
    • Bihari: तीस (tīs)
      • Bhojpuri: तीस (tīs)
    • Odia: ତିରିଶ (tiriśô)
• Northern:
  • Khasa Prakrit:
    • Eastern Pahari:
      • Nepali: तीस (tīs)
• Northwestern:
  • Paisaci Prakrit:
    • Punjabi: تیہہ / ਤੀਹ (tīh)
    • Sindhi: ٽيهه
• Southern:
  • Helu Prakrit:
    • Sinhalese: තිස් (tis)
    • Dhivehi: ތިރީސް (tirīs)
  • Maharastri Prakrit:
    • Marathi: तीस (tīs)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “triṁśát”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press