ތެއްތިރީސް

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from Prakrit 𑀢𑁂𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀻𑀲𑀁 (tĕttīsaṃ), from Sanskrit त्रयस्त्रिंशत् (trayastriṃśat). For the preservation of /r/, see ތިރީސް (tirīs).

Pronunciation

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

Numeral

ތެއްތިރީސް • (tettirīs)

1. thirty-three

   Synonyms: ތިރީސްތިނެއް (tirīstinek̊), (duodecimal) ފައްސިހިނުވައެއް (fassihinuvaek̊)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ތެއްތިރީސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 235