ފަހެއް

Dhivehi

Alternative forms
  • ފަސް‎ (fas)
  • (archaic) ޕަސް‎ (pas)

Etymology

From Sanskrit पञ्चन् (pañcan). Cognate with Sinhalese පස (pasa).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fəheʔ/, [fəheʔ]

Numeral

ފަހެއް • (fahek̊)

  1. five
    Synonym: ފާސް‎ (fās)

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “ފަހެއް”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 69.
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