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
half past two

See also

डेढ़ (ḍeṛh)
साढ़े (sāṛhe)

References

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “ardhatr̥tīya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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