ސަވަންނަ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit षट्पञ्चाशत् (ṣaṭpañcāśat). Cognate with Sinhalese සපනස (sapanasa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s̺əʋən̪ːə/, [s̺əʋən̪ːə]

Numeral

ސަވަންނަ • (savan̊na)

1. fifty-six

   Synonyms: ފަންސާސްހައެއް (fan̊sāshaek̊), (duodecimal) ފަނަސްއަށެއް (fanasaṣek̊)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ސަވަންނަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 222