ދޮޅަސް

Dhivehi

Alternative forms
  • ދޮޅޮސް (doḷos) — Southern

Etymology

From Sanskrit द्वादश (dvādaśa). Cognate with Sinhalese දොලොස් (dolos).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /d̪o.ɭas̺/, [d̪o.ɭäs̺]
  • Hyphenation: ދޮ‧ޅަސް

Numeral

ދޮޅަސް • (doḷas)

  1. twelve
    Synonym: ބާރަ (bāra)

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ދޮޅަސް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 59
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