ފަންސާސް

Dhivehi

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit पञ्चाशत् (pañcāśat) or Pali paññāsa. Cognate with Sinhalese පනහ (panaha).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fən̪s̺əːs̺/, [fən̪s̺əːs̺]

Numeral

ފަންސާސް • (fan̊sās)

  1. fifty
    Synonym: (duodecimal) ފަނަސްދޭއް (fanasdēk̊)

Further reading

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ފަންސާސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 74
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