އަށުތިރީސް

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from Prakrit 𑀅𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀻𑀱 (aṭṭhattīṣa), from Sanskrit अष्टात्रिंशत् (aṣṭātriṃśat). Cognate with Sinhalese අටතිස (aṭatisa). For the preservation of /r/, see ތިރީސް (tirīs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əʂut̪iriːs̺/, [əʂut̪iɾiːs̺]

Numeral

އަށުތިރީސް • (aṣutirīs)

1. thirty-eight

   Synonyms: ތިރީސްއަށެއް (tirīsaṣek̊), (duodecimal) ތިންދޮޅަސްދޭއް (tin̊doḷasdēk̊)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އަށުތިރީސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 18