ތޭވީސް

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from Prakrit 𑀢𑁂𑀯𑀻𑀲𑀁 (tevīsaṃ) or Pali tevīsa, both from Sanskrit त्रयोविंशति (trayoviṃśati).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪eːʋiːs̺/

Numeral

ތޭވީސް • (tēvīs)

1. twenty-three

   Synonyms: އެކުނިފައްސިހި (ekunifassihi), (duodecimal) ދޮޅަސްއެކޮޅަސް (doḷasekoḷas)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ތޭވީސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 236