އެއްތިރީސް

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• ތިރީސްއެކެއް (tirīsekek̊)
• އެއްތިރީސްއެކެއް (ettirīsekek̊)

Etymology

From އެއް (ek̊) +‎ ތިރީސް (tirīs). Cognate with Sinhalese එක්ටිස (ekṭisa).

Pronunciation

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

Numeral

އެއްތިރީސް • (ettirīs)

1. twenty-one

   Synonym: (duodecimal) ފައްސިހިހަތެއް (fassihihatek̊)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އެއްތިރީސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 67