Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit द्विपञ्चाशत् (dvipañcāśat). Cognate with Sinhalese දෙපනස (depanasa).

Pronunciation

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

Numeral

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ބާވަންނަ (bāvan̊na)

  1. fifty-two
    Synonyms: ފަންސާސްދޭއް (fan̊sāsdēk̊), (duodecimal) ފަނަސްހަތަރެއް (fanashatarek̊)

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ބާވަންނަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 23