އަށާވީސް

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Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Pali aṭṭhavīsati, from Sanskrit अष्टाविंशति (aṣṭāviṃśati). Cognate with Sinhalese අටවිස්ස (aṭawissa).

Pronunciation

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

Numeral

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އަށާވީސް (aṣāvīs)

  1. twenty-eight
    Synonym: (duodecimal) ފައްސިހިހަތަރެއް (fassihihatarek̊)

Further reading

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އަށާވީސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 17