ތޭވަންނަ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit त्रिपञ्चाशत् (tripañcāśat). Cognate with Sinhalese තෙපනස (tepanasa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪eː.ʋan̪.n̪a/, [t̪eː.ʋän̪.n̪ä]
• Hyphenation: ތޭ‧ވަން‧ނަ

Numeral

ތޭވަންނަ • (tēvan̊na)

1. fifty-three, 53

   Synonyms: ފަންސާސްތިނެއް (fan̊sāstinek̊), (duodecimal) ފަނަސްފަހެއް (fanasfahek̊)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ތޭވަންނަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 236