ސައުރަވަންނަ

Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit चतुर्पञ्चारात् (caturpañcārāt). Cognate with Sinhalese සූපනස (sūpanasa).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /s̺əurəʋən̪ːə/, [s̺əuɾəʋən̪ːə]

Numeral

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ސައުރަވަންނަ (sauravan̊na)

  1. fifty-four
    Synonyms: ފަންސާސްހަތަރެއް (fan̊sāshatarek̊), (duodecimal) ފަނަސްހައެއް (fanashaek̊)

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ސައުރަވަންނަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 221