ފަންސަވީސް

Dhivehi edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Pali pañcavīsa, pañcavīsati, from Sanskrit पञ्चविंशति (pañcaviṃśati). Cognate with Sinhalese පස්විස්ස (paswissa).

Pronunciation edit

Numeral edit

ފަންސަވީސް (fan̊savīs)

  1. twenty-five
    Synonym: (duodecimal) ފައްސިހިއެކެއް (fassihiekek̊)

References edit

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ފަންސަވީސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 75