Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit त्रिपञ्चाशत् (tripañcāśat). Cognate with Sinhalese තෙපනස (tepanasa).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t̪eː.ʋan̪.n̪a/, [t̪eː.ʋän̪.n̪ä]
  • Hyphenation: ތޭ‧ވަން‧ނަ

Numeral

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ތޭވަންނަ (tēvan̊na)

  1. fifty-three, 53
    Synonyms: ފަންސާސްތިނެއް (fan̊sāstinek̊), (duodecimal) ފަނަސްފަހެއް (fanasfahek̊)

References

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