Dhivehi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit पञ्चन् (pañcan). Cognate with Sinhalese පස (pasa).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fəheʔ/, [fəheʔ]

Numeral

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ފަހެއް (fahek̊)

  1. five
    Synonym: ފާސް (fās)

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ފަހެއް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 69