तिहाई

Hindi

Hindi numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: तीन (tīn)     Ordinal: तीसरा (tīsrā), तृतीय (tŕtīya)     Adverbial: तिबारा (tibārā)     Multiplier: तिगुना (tigunā)     Collective: तीनों (tīnõ)     Fractional: तिहाई (tihāī)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit *त्रिभागिय (tribhāgiya, “a third portion”), compare त्रिभाग (tribhāga, “a third part”), from त्रि (tri) +‎ भाग (bhāga).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /t̪ɪ.ɦɑː.iː/, [t̪ɪ.ɦäː.iː]

Numeral

तिहाई • (tihāī)

1. (fractional number) third

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “tribhāgiya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press