Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit अष्टचत्वारिंशत् (aṣṭacatvāriṃśat). Cognate with Sinhalese අටසාළිස (aṭasāḷisa).

Pronunciation

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

Numeral

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އަށާޅީސް (aṣāḷīs)

  1. forty-eight
    Synonyms: (duodecimal) ފަނަސް (fanas), ސާޅީސްއަށެއް (sāḷīsaṣek̊)

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އަށާޅީސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 17