ސަތާރަ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from Prakrit 𑀲𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀭 (sattara), 𑀲𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀭𑀳 (sattaraha), from Sanskrit सप्तदश (saptadaśa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sətəːrə/, [s̺ətəːɾə]

Numeral

ސަތާރަ • (satāra)

1. seventeen

   Synonym: (duodecimal) ދޮޅަސްފަހެއް (doḷasfahek̊)

References

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