ސޯޅަ

Dhivehi edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Prakrit 𑀲𑁄𑀴𑀲 (soḷasa), from Sanskrit षोडशन् (ṣoḍaśan). Cognate with Konkani सोळा (soḷā), Marathi सोळा (soḷā), Sinhalese සොළොස (soḷosa).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /soːɭə/, [s̺oːɭə]

Numeral edit

ސޯޅަ • (sōḷa)

sixteen
Synonym: (duodecimal) ދޮޅަސްހަތަރެއް (doḷashatarek̊)

References edit

Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ސޯޅަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 226

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