އޮނަފަންސާސް

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit ऊनपञ्चाशत् (ūnapañcāśat). Cognate with Sinhalese එකුන්පනස (ekunpanasa).

Pronunciation

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

Numeral

އޮނަފަންސާސް • (onafan̊sās)

1. forty-nine

   Synonyms: ނަވާޅީސް (navāḷīs), ސާޅީސްނުވައެއް (sāḷīsnuvaek̊), (duodecimal) ފަނަސްއެކެއް (fanasekek̊)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އޮނަފަންސާސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 197