އެގާރަ

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• އެގަރަ (egara)

Etymology

Borrowed from Prakrit 𑀏𑀕𑀸𑀭𑀲 (egārasa), from Sanskrit एकादश (ekādaśa). Cognate with Sinhalese එකොළොස (ekoḷosa) and Hindi ग्यारह (gyārah).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.ɡəː.ɾə/, [e.ɡəː.ɾə]

Numeral

އެގާރަ • (egāra)

1. eleven

   Synonym: (archaic) އެކޮޅަސް (ekoḷas)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އެގާރަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 64