ސާދަ

Dhivehi

Alternative forms
  • ސައުދަ‎ (sauda)

Etymology

Possibly inherited from Prakrit 𑀲𑀉𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀲 (saüddasa), from Sanskrit चतुर्दश (caturdaśa), but that would leave initial s- unexplained.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /saː.d̪a/, [s̺aː.d̪ä]
  • Hyphenation: ސާ‧ދަ

Numeral

ސާދަ • (sāda)

  1. fourteen
    Synonym: (duodecimal) ދޮޅަސްދޭއް‎ (doḷasdēk̊)

References
  1. Sonja Fritz (2002), “Morphology”, in The Dhivehi language - a descriptive and historical grammar of Maldivian and its dialects (Beiträge zur Südasienforschung; 191), Würzburg: Ergon Verlag, page 112
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “ސާދަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page .
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