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Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Hindi अढाई (aḍhāī), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀟𑁆𑀠𑀸𑀇𑀬 (aḍḍhāiya), from Sanskrit अर्धतृतीय (ardhatṛtīya, “ the half of the third”). Cognate with Bengali আড়াই (aṛai), Assamese আঢ়ৈ (arhoi).
Pronunciation
Numeral
ढाई • (ḍhāī) (Urdu spelling ڈھائی)
- two and a half
ढाई लाख रुपये- ḍhāī lākh rupye
- two-hundred and fifty thousand rupees
- (literally, “two and a half lakh rupees”)
- half past two
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