उन्नीस

Hindi

Hindi numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: उन्नीस (unnīs)     Ordinal: उन्नीसवाँ (unnīsvā̃)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit ऊनविंशति (ūnaviṃśáti), for which see Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀉𑀡𑀯𑀻𑀲 (aüṇavīsa). The gemination of n is phonologically unexpected. Possibly influenced by Punjabi ਉੰਨੀ (unnī).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʊn.niːs/, [ʊ̃n.niːs]

Numeral

उन्नीस • (unnīs) (Urdu spelling انیس) (cardinal)

1. nineteen

Derived terms

• उन्नीस बीस (unnīs bīs, “almost the same, more or less”)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “उन्नीस”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press