ސަތިރީސް

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from Prakrit 𑀙𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀻𑀲𑀁 (chattīsaṃ), from Sanskrit षट्त्रिंशत् (ṣaṭtriṃśat). For the preservation of /r/, see ތިރީސް (tirīs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s̺ət̪iriːs̺/, [s̺ət̪iɾiːs̺]

Numeral

ސަތިރީސް • (satirīs)

1. thirty-six

   Synonyms: ތިރީސްހަޔެއް (tirīshayek̊), (duodecimal) ތިންދޮޅަސް (tin̊doḷas)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ސަތިރީސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 219