Dhivehi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀦𑀯𑀈 (navaī), from Sanskrit नवति (navati).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /n̪əʋəi/, [n̪əʋæː]
Numeral
ނަވައި • (navai)
- ninety
Synonyms
- ހަތްދޮޅަސްހައެއް (hat̊doḷashaek̊)
- ނުވަދިހަ (nuvadiha)
References
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ނަވައި”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 189