Odia edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Sanskrit अर्धतृतीय (ardhatṛtīya). Cognate to Bengali আড়াই (aṛai) and Hindi ढाई (ḍhāī).

Pronunciation edit

Numeral edit

ଅଢ଼ାଇ (ôṛhai)

  1. two and a half, 21/2

References edit

  • Praharaj, Gopala Chandra (1931—1940) “ଅଢ଼ାଇ”, in Purnnacandra Odia Bhashakosha, Cuttack: Utkal Sahitya Press
  • Neukom, Lukas (2003) A grammar of Oriya[1], Zürich: Seminar für Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft, page 112