ސަތުތިރީސް

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from Prakrit 𑀲𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀢𑀻𑀲𑀁 (sattatīsaṃ), from Sanskrit सप्तत्रिंशत् (saptatriṃśat). For the preservation of /r/, see ތިރީސް (tirīs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s̺ət̪ut̪iriːs̺/, [s̺ət̪ut̪iɾiːs̺]

Numeral

ސަތުތިރީސް • (satutirīs)

1. thirty-seven

   Synonyms: ތިރީސްހަތެއް (tirīshatek̊), (duodecimal) ތިންދޮޅަސްއެކެއް (tin̊doḷasekek̊)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ސަތުތިރީސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 220