ދޮޅަސް

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Dhivehi

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Sanskrit द्वादश (dvādaśa). Cognate with Sinhalese දොලොස් (dolos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d̪o.ɭas̺/,
  • Hyphenation: ދޮ‧ޅަސް

Numeral

ދޮޅަސް (doḷas)

  1. twelve
    Synonym: ބާރަ (bāra)

References

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ދޮޅަސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 59