އަށާރަ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀅𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸𑀭𑀲 (aṭṭhārasa), from Sanskrit अष्टादश (aṣṭādaśa). Cognate with Sinhalese අටළොස (aṭaḷosa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ə.ʂə.rə/, [ə.ʂə.ɾə]
• Hyphenation: އަ‧ށާ‧ރަ

Numeral

އަށާރަ • (aṣāra)

1. eighteen

   Synonym: (duodecimal) ދޮޅަސްހައެއް (doḷashaek̊)

Further reading

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އަށާރަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 17
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “aṣṭāˊdaśa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 42