ބައްތިރީސް

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from Prakrit 𑀩𑀸𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀻𑀱 (bāttīṣa), from Sanskrit द्वात्रिंशत् (dvātriṃśat). For the preservation of /r/, see ތިރީސް (tirīs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bət̪ːiɾiːs̺]

Numeral

ބައްތިރީސް • (battirīs)

1. thirty-two

   Synonyms: (duodecimal) ފައްސިހިއަށެއް (fassihiaṣek̊), ތިރީސްދޭއް (tirīsdēk̊)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ބައްތިރީސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 31