𑀙𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀻𑀲
Prakrit
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| Cardinal: 𑀙𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀻𑀲 (chavvīsa), 𑀙𑀳𑀯𑀻𑀲 (chahavīsa) | ||
Etymology
Etymology tree
Sanskrit षष् (ṣaṣ)
Sanskrit षड्विं॑शति (ṣáḍviṃśati)
Ashokan Prakrit 𑀲𑀟𑀼𑀯𑀻𑀲𑀢𑀺 (saḍuvīsati)
Prakrit 𑀙𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀻𑀲 (chavvīsa)
Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀲𑀟𑀼𑀯𑀻𑀲𑀢𑀺 (saḍuvīsati), from Sanskrit षड्विं॑शति (ṣáḍviṃśati), from षष् (ṣaṣ) + विं॒श॒ति (viṃśatí).
Numeral
𑀙𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀻𑀲 (chavvīsa) (Devanagari छव्वीस) (cardinal number)
Descendants
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “chavvīsa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press