ތިރީސް

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Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from Prakrit 𑀢𑀻𑀲𑀁 (tīsaṃ), from Sanskrit त्रिंशत् (triṃśat). The preservation of /r/ is probably due to Sanskritic influence; compare other New Indo-Aryan forms such as Bengali ত্রিশ (triś).

Pronunciation

Numeral

ތިރީސް (tirīs)

  1. thirty
    Synonyms: (duodecimal) ފައްސިހިހައެއް (fassihihaek̊), ތްރިންށަތި (t̊rin̊ṣati)

References

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ތިރީސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 237