އޮނަތިރީސް
Dhivehi edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Prakrit *𑀉𑀡𑀢𑀻𑀁 (*uṇatīṃ), *𑀉𑀡𑀢𑀻𑀲𑀁 (*uṇatīsaṃ), from Sanskrit ऊनत्रिंशत् (ūnatriṃśat) For the preservation of /r/, see ތިރީސް (tirīs). From Sanskrit ऊनत्रिंशत् (ūnatriṃśat).
Pronunciation edit
Numeral edit
އޮނަތިރީސް • (onatirīs)
- twenty-nine
- Synonyms: ނަވާވީސް (navāvīs), (duodecimal) ފައްސިހިފަހެއް (fassihifahek̊)
References edit
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އޮނަތިރީސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 198