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Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘀𑘙𑘨𑘰 (aṭharā), 𑘁𑘙𑘨𑘰 (āṭharā), from Prakrit 𑀅𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸𑀭𑀲 / अट्ठारस / ಅಟ್ಠಾರಸ (aṭṭhārasa), from Sanskrit अष्टादश (aṣṭā́daśa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /əʈʰ.ɾa/
- Hyphenation: अठ‧रा
Numeral
अठरा • (aṭhrā)
- eighteen
Further reading
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “अठरा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 14
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “अठरा”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 31.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “aṣṭāˊdaśa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 42