ސޯޅަ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from Prakrit 𑀲𑁄𑀴𑀲 (soḷasa), from Sanskrit षोडशन् (ṣoḍaśan). Cognate with Konkani सोळा (soḷā), Marathi सोळा (soḷā), Sinhalese සොළොස (soḷosa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /soːɭə/, [s̺oːɭə]

Numeral

ސޯޅަ • (sōḷa)

1. sixteen

   Synonym: (duodecimal) ދޮޅަސްހަތަރެއް (doḷashatarek̊)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ސޯޅަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 226