ސަތޭކަ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit शत (śata) + एक (eka); the expected Dhivehi development of Sanskrit शत (śata) would be *ހިޔަ (*hiya) (compare obsolete dialectal ހިއަ (hia)). Doublet of ހިޔަ (hiya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s̺əteːkə/, [s̺əteːkə]

Numeral

ސަތޭކަ • (satēka)

1. hundred

Synonyms

• (duodecimal) ހިޔަހަތަރެއް (hiyahatarek̊)
• ސައްތަ (satta)

References

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