އެއްތިރީސް

Dhivehi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From އެއް (ek̊) +‎ ތިރީސް (tirīs). Cognate with Sinhalese එක්ටිස (ekṭisa).

Pronunciation

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

Numeral

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އެއްތިރީސް (ettirīs)

  1. twenty-one
    Synonym: (duodecimal) ފައްސިހިހަތެއް (fassihihatek̊)

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އެއްތިރީސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 67