ތެޔާޅީސް
Dhivehi
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit त्रिचत्वारिंशत् (tricatvāriṃśat). Cognate with Sinhalese තෙසාළිස (tesāḷisa)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t̪ejəːɭiːs̺/, [t̪ejəːɭiːs̺]
Numeral
ތެޔާޅީސް • (teyāḷīs)
- forty-three
- Synonyms: (duodecimal) ތިންދޮޅަސްހަތެއް (tin̊doḷashatek̊), ސާޅީސްތިނެއް (sāḷīstinek̊)
References
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “ތެޔާޅީސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 235.