ފަންސަވީސް

Dhivehi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Pali pañcavīsa, pañcavīsati, from Sanskrit पञ्चविंशति (pañcaviṃśati). Cognate with Sinhalese පස්විස්ස (paswissa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fəns̺əʋis̺/

Numeral

ފަންސަވީސް • (fan̊savīs)

  1. twenty-five
    Synonym: (duodecimal) ފައްސިހިއެކެއް (fassihiekek̊)

Further reading

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ފަންސަވީސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 75
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