ढाई
Hindi
Etymology
From Old Hindi अढाई (aḍhāī), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀟𑁆𑀠𑀸𑀇𑀬 (aḍḍhāiya), from Sanskrit अर्धतृतीय (ardhatṛtīya).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɖʱɑːiː/
Numeral
ढाई • (ḍhāī)
- two and a half; 2.5
- ढाई लाख रुपये ― ḍhāī lākh rupye ― two-hundred and fifty thousand rupees
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- half past two
See also
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “ardhatr̥tīya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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