Dhivehi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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A contraction of earlier *ހައަސް (*haas), inherited from Helu Prakrit *𑀲𑀳𑀲 (sahasa), from Prakrit 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲 (sahassa), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭 (sahasra), from Sanskrit सहस्र (sahasra).

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Numeral

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ހާސް (hās)

  1. thousand