Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit द्विचत्वारिंशत् (dvicatvāriṃśat). Cognate with Sinhalese දෙසාළිස (desāḷisa).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bəjəːɭiːs̺/, [bəjəːɭiːs̺]

Numeral

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ބަޔާޅީސް (bayāḷīs)

  1. forty-two
    Synonyms: ސާޅީސްދޭއް (sāḷīsdēk̊), (duodecimal) ތިންދޮލަސްހައެއް (tin̊dolashaek̊)

References

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