ސަތިރީސް

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from Prakrit 𑀙𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀻𑀲𑀁 (chattīsaṃ), from Sanskrit षट्त्रिंशत् (ṣaṭtriṃśat). For the preservation of /r/, see ތިރީސް (tirīs).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /s̺ət̪iriːs̺/, [s̺ət̪iɾiːs̺]

Numeral

ސަތިރީސް • (satirīs)

  1. thirty-six
    Synonyms: ތިރީސްހަޔެއް (tirīshayek̊), (duodecimal) ތިންދޮޅަސް (tin̊doḷas)

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