Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit षट्चत्वारिंशत् (ṣaṭcatvāriṃśat). Cognate with Sinhalese සසාළිස (sasāḷisa) and Hindi चयालीस (cayālīs).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /s̺əjəːɭiːs̺/, [s̺əjəːɭiːs̺]

Numeral

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ސަޔާޅީސް (sayāḷīs)

  1. forty-six
    Synonyms: ސާޅީސްހައެއް (sāḷīshaek̊), (duodecimal) ތިންދޮޅަސްދިހައެއް (tin̊doḷasdihaek̊)

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ސަޔާޅީސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 222