আঢ়ৈ

আঢ়ৈ

Assamese

Etymology

Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit *𑀅𑀟𑁆𑀠𑀸𑀇𑀬 (*aḍḍhāiya), from Sanskrit অৰ্ধতৃতীয (ardhatṛtīya). Cognate with Hindi ढाई (ḍhāī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ɹʱɔɪ/

Numeral

আঢ়ৈ • (arhoi)

1. two and a half

   আঢ়ৈ লাখ টকা

   arhoi lakh toka

   two-hundred and fifty thousand rupees

   (literally, “two and a half lakh rupees”)

2. half past two

See also

• দেৰ (der)
• চাৰে (sare)

References

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