एकवीस

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Konkani

Konkani cardinal numbers
 <  वीस एकवीस
    Cardinal : एकवीस (ekvīs)
    Ordinal : ?

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀏𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀯𑀻𑀲𑀻 (ĕkkavīsī), from Sanskrit एकविंशति (ékaviṃśati), from एक (éka, “one”) +‎ विंशति (viṃśatí, “twenty”). By surface analysis, एक (ek) +‎ वीस (vīs). Cognate with Gujarati એકવીસ (ekavīs).

Pronunciation

Numeral

एकवीस • (ekvīs) (Latin script ekvis, Kannada script ಎಕ್ವೀಸ್)

  1. twenty-one

Marathi

Marathi numbers (edit)
 ←  20 २१
21 		22  → 
    Cardinal: एकवीस (ekvīs)
    Ordinal: एकविसावे (ekvisāve)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀏𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀯𑀻𑀲𑀻 (ĕkkavīsī), from Sanskrit एकविंशति (ékaviṃśati), from एक (éka, “one”) +‎ विंशति (viṃśatí, “twenty”). By surface analysis, एक (ek) +‎ वीस (vīs). Cognate with Gujarati એકવીસ (ekavīs).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ek.ʋis/,
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Numeral

एकवीस • (ekvīs)

  1. twenty one

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “एकवीस”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
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