ސަޔާޅީސް
Dhivehi
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit षट्चत्वारिंशत् (ṣaṭcatvāriṃśat). Cognate with Sinhalese සසාළිස (sasāḷisa) and Hindi चयालीस (cayālīs)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s̺əjəːɭiːs̺/, [s̺əjəːɭiːs̺]
Numeral
ސަޔާޅީސް • (sayāḷīs)
- forty-six
- Synonyms: ސާޅީސްހައެއް (sāḷīshaek̊), (duodecimal) ތިންދޮޅަސްދިހައެއް (tin̊doḷasdihaek̊)
References
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “ސަޔާޅީސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 222.