ފަންސާސް

Dhivehi

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit पञ्चाशत् (pañcāśat) or Pali paññāsa. Cognate with Sinhalese පනහ (panaha)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fən̪s̺əːs̺/, [fən̪s̺əːs̺]

Numeral

ފަންސާސް • (fan̊sās)

1. fifty

   Synonym: (duodecimal) ފަނަސްދޭއް (fanasdēk̊)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ފަންސާސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 74