އަށާރަ
Dhivehi edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀅𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸𑀭𑀲 (aṭṭhārasa), from Sanskrit अष्टादश (aṣṭādaśa). Cognate with Sinhalese අටළොස (aṭaḷosa).
Pronunciation edit
Numeral edit
އަށާރަ • (aṣāra)
- eighteen
- Synonym: (duodecimal) ދޮޅަސްހައެއް (doḷashaek̊)
Further reading edit
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އަށާރަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 17
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “aṣṭāˊdaśa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 42