Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit त्रयःषष्टि (trayaḥṣaṣṭi). Cognate with Sinhalese තෙසැටෙ (tesæṭe).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t̪eː.haʔ.ʈi/, [t̪eː.häʈ.ʈi]
  • Hyphenation: ތޭ‧ހައް‧ޓި

Numeral

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ތޭހައްޓި (tēhaṭṭi)

  1. sixty-three
    Synonym: (duodecimal) ފަސްދޮޅަސްތިނެއް (fasdoḷastinek̊)

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ތޭހައްޓި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 236