ބަޔާޅީސް

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit द्विचत्वारिंशत् (dvicatvāriṃśat). Cognate with Sinhalese දෙසාළිස (desāḷisa).

Pronunciation

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

Numeral

ބަޔާޅީސް • (bayāḷīs)

1. forty-two

   Synonyms: ސާޅީސްދޭއް (sāḷīsdēk̊), (duodecimal) ތިންދޮލަސްހައެއް (tin̊dolashaek̊)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ބަޔާޅީސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 31