ސަވަންނަ

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Dhivehi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Sanskrit षट्पञ्चाशत् (ṣaṭpañcāśat). Cognate with Sinhalese සපනස (sapanasa).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /s̺əʋən̪ːə/, [s̺əʋən̪ːə]

Numeral[edit]

ސަވަންނަ (savan̊na)

  1. fifty-six
    Synonyms: ފަންސާސްހައެއް (fan̊sāshaek̊), (duodecimal) ފަނަސްއަށެއް (fanasaṣek̊)

References[edit]

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ސަވަންނަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 222