އޮނަތިރީސް

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from Prakrit *𑀉𑀡𑀢𑀻𑀁 (*uṇatīṃ), *𑀉𑀡𑀢𑀻𑀲𑀁 (*uṇatīsaṃ), from Sanskrit ऊनत्रिंशत् (ūnatriṃśat) For the preservation of /r/, see ތިރީސް (tirīs). From Sanskrit ऊनत्रिंशत् (ūnatriṃśat).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /onət̪iriːs̺/, [onət̪iɾiːs̺]

Numeral

އޮނަތިރީސް • (onatirīs)

1. twenty-nine

   Synonyms: ނަވާވީސް (navāvīs), (duodecimal) ފައްސިހިފަހެއް (fassihifahek̊)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އޮނަތިރީސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 198