Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit सप्तति (saptati). Cognate with Sinhalese සැත්තැව (sættæwa).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /hət̪ːeɾi/, [hət̪ːeɾi]

Numeral

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ހަތްތެރި (hat̊teri)

  1. seventy
    Synonyms: ހަތްދިހަ (hat̊diha), (duodecimal) ފަސްދޮޅަސްދިހައެއް (fasdoḷasdihaek̊)

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ހަތްތެރި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 109