ހަތާވީސް

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali sattavīsati, from Sanskrit सप्तविंशति (saptaviṃśati), with the first element remodelled on native ހަތް‎ (hat̊, “7”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /hət̪əːʋiːs̺/, [hət̪əːʋiːs̺]

Numeral

ހަތާވީސް • (hatāvīs)

  1. twenty-seven
    Synonyms: ށަތާވީސް‎ (ṣatāvīs), (duodecimal) ފައްސިހިތިނެއް‎ (fassihitinek̊)

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “ހަތާވީސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 113.
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