बीस

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Hindi

Hindi numbers (edit)
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2
    Cardinal: बीस (bīs)
    Ordinal: बीसवाँ (bīsvā̃)

Etymology

    Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑀻𑀲 (vīsa), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀯𑀻𑀲𑀢𑀺 (vīsati), from Sanskrit विं॒श॒ति (viṃśatí), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HwiHćati, from Proto-Indo-European *dwih₁ḱm̥ti, from *dwi- + *déḱm̥. Compare Persian بیست (bist).

    Pronunciation

    Numeral

    बीस (bīs) (Urdu spelling بیس) (cardinal)

    1. twenty

    Nepali

    Nepali numbers (edit)
    ,  ←  10 ,  ←  19 २०
    20
    21  → , 30  → 
    2
        Cardinal: बीस (bīs)
        Ordinal: बीसौँ (bīsa͠u)

    Pronunciation

    Numeral

    बीस (bīs)

    1. twenty