އެކާވީސް

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from Prakrit 𑀏𑀕𑀯𑀻𑀲𑀸 (egavīsā), from Sanskrit एकविंशति (ekaviṃśati).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ekəːʋiːs̺/, [ekəːʋiːs̺]

Numeral

އެކާވީސް • (ekāvīs)

1. twenty-one

   Synonyms: އޭކަވިންށަތީ (ēkavin̊ṣatī), (duodecimal) ދޮޅަސްނުވައެއް (doḷasnuvaek̊)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އެކާވީސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 65