ތިރީސް

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from Prakrit 𑀢𑀻𑀲𑀁 (tīsaṃ), from Sanskrit त्रिंशत् (triṃśat). The preservation of /r/ is probably due to Sanskritic influence; compare other New Indo-Aryan forms such as Bengali ত্রিশ (triś).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪iriːs̺/, [t̪iɾiːs̺]

Numeral

ތިރީސް • (tirīs)

1. thirty

   Synonyms: (duodecimal) ފައްސިހިހައެއް (fassihihaek̊), ތްރިންށަތި (t̊rin̊ṣati)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ތިރީސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 237