ބާވީސް

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from Prakrit 𑀩𑀸𑀯𑀻𑀱 (bāvīṣa), from Sanskrit द्वाविंशति (dvāviṃśati).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəːʋiːs̺/

Numeral

ބާވީސް • (bāvīs)

  1. twenty-two
    Synonym: (duodecimal) ދޮޅަސްދިހައެއް (doḷasdihaek̊)

References

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ބާވީސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 23
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