އެގާރަ

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Prakrit 𑀏𑀕𑀸𑀭𑀲 (egārasa), from Sanskrit एकादश (ekādaśa). Cognate with Sinhalese එකොළොස (ekoḷosa) and Hindi ग्यारह (gyārah)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /e.ɡəː.ɾə/, [e.ɡəː.ɾə]

Numeral

އެގާރަ • (egāra)

  1. eleven
    Synonym: (archaic) އެކޮޅަސް‎ (ekoḷas)

Reference
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “އެގާރަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 64.
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