ސައުރަތިރީސް

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from Prakrit 𑀘𑀉𑀢𑀻𑀲 (caütīsa), from Sanskrit चतुस्त्रिंशत् (catustriṃśat). Cognate with Sinhalese සූතිස (sūtisa). For the preservation of /r/, see ތިރީސް (tirīs).

Pronunciation

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

Numeral

ސައުރަތިރީސް • (sauratirīs)

1. thirty-four

   Synonyms: (duodecimal) ފައްސިހިދިހަޔެއް (fassihidihayek̊), ތިރީސްހަތަރެއް (tirīshatarek̊)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ސައުރަތިރީސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 221