ފަންސަޔާޅީސް

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit पञ्चचत्ताळीस (pañcacattāḷīsa). Cognate with Sinhalese පන්සාළිස (pansāḷisa).

Pronunciation

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

Numeral

ފަންސަޔާޅީސް • (fan̊sayāḷīs)

1. forty-five

   Synonyms: ސާށީސްފަހެއް (sāṣīsfahek̊), (duodecimal) ތިންދޮޅަސްނުވައެއް (tin̊doḷasnuvaek̊)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ފަންސަޔާޅީސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 75