Dhivehi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Probably borrowed from Prakrit 𑀩𑀸𑀭𑀲 (bārasa), from Sanskrit द्वादश (dvādaśa). Cognate to Hindi बारह (bārah)
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /baː.ra/, [baː.ɾä]
- Hyphenation: ބާ‧ރަ
Numeral[edit]
ބާރަ • (bāra)
- twelve, 12
- Synonym: (duodecimal) ދޮޅަސް (doḷas)
References[edit]
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ބާރަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 23
