Twenty in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “twenty” in Hindi is बीस, pronounced bis — it is a determiner. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.
a United States bill worth 20 dollars
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁
Proto-Indo-European *dwi-
Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥
Proto-Indo-European *dwih₁ḱm̥ti
Proto-Indo-Iranian *HwiHćati
Sanskrit विं॒श॒ति (viṃśatí)
Ashokan Prakrit 𑀯𑀻𑀲𑀢𑀺 (vīsati)
Prakrit 𑀯𑀻𑀲 (vīsa)
Hindi बीस
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑀻𑀲 (vīsa), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀯𑀻𑀲𑀢𑀺 (vīsati), from Sanskrit विं॒श॒ति (viṃśatí), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HwiHćati, from Proto-Indo-European *dwih₁ḱm̥ti, from *dwi- + *déḱm̥. Compare Persian بیست (bist).
Quick facts about “twenty”
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Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁
Proto-Indo-European *dwi-
Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥
Proto-Indo-European *dwih₁ḱm̥ti
Proto-Indo-Iranian *HwiHćati
Sanskrit विं॒श॒ति (viṃśatí)
Ashokan Prakrit 𑀯𑀻𑀲𑀢𑀺 (vīsati)
Prakrit 𑀯𑀻𑀲 (vīsa)
Hindi बीस
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑀻𑀲 (vīsa), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀯𑀻𑀲𑀢𑀺 (vīsati), from Sanskrit विं॒श॒ति (viṃśatí), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HwiHćati, from Proto-Indo-European *dwih₁ḱm̥ti, from *dwi- + *déḱm̥. Compare Persian بیست (bist).
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