އެގާރަ
Dhivehi
Alternative forms
- އެގަރަ (egara)
Etymology
Borrowed from Prakrit 𑀏𑀕𑀸𑀭𑀲 (egārasa), from Sanskrit एकादश (ekādaśa). Cognate with Sinhalese එකොළොස (ekoḷosa) and Hindi ग्यारह (gyārah)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e.ɡəː.ɾə/, [e.ɡəː.ɾə]
Numeral
އެގާރަ • (egāra)
- eleven
- Synonym: (archaic) އެކޮޅަސް (ekoḷas)
Reference
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “އެގާރަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 64.