ބާވީސް

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from Prakrit 𑀩𑀸𑀯𑀻𑀱 (bāvīṣa), from Sanskrit द्वाविंशति (dvāviṃśati).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəːʋiːs̺/

Numeral

ބާވީސް • (bāvīs)

1. twenty-two

   Synonym: (duodecimal) ދޮޅަސްދިހައެއް (doḷasdihaek̊)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ބާވީސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 23