बीस

See also: बस

Hindi

Hindi numbers ^(edit)

←  10	←  19	२० 20	21  →	30  →
		2
Cardinal: बीस (bīs)     Ordinal: बीसवाँ (bīsvā̃)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀻𑀲𑀸 (vīsā), 𑀯𑀻𑀲𑀤𑀺 (vīsadi), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀯𑀻𑀲𑀢𑀺 (vīsati), from Sanskrit विंशति (viṃśatí), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *HwiHśatí, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HwiHćati, from Proto-Indo-European *dwi(h₁)dḱm̥ti. Compare Persian بیست (bist).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /biːs/

Numeral

बीस • (bīs) (Urdu spelling بیس) (cardinal)

1. twenty

Nepali

Nepali numbers ^(edit)

[a], [b] ←  10	[a], [b] ←  19	२० 20	21  → [a], [b]	30  →
		2
Cardinal: बीस (bīs)     Ordinal: बीसौँ (bīsa͠u)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bis]
• Phonetic Devanagari: बिस्

Numeral

बीस • (bīs)

1. twenty