అష్ట
Telugu edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Sanskrit अष्ट (aṣṭa, “eight”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Haštā́, from Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw. Compare Avestan 𐬀𐬱𐬙𐬀 (ašta), Persian هشت (hašt), also Latvian astoņi, Ancient Greek ὀκτώ (oktṓ), Latin octō, Old English eahta (English eight).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
అష్ట • (aṣṭa)
- Of or pertaining to eight.
- అష్టకష్టములు ― aṣṭakaṣṭamulu ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- అష్టదిక్పాలకులు
- aṣṭadikpālakulu
- The regents of the eight points of the compass.
Synonyms edit
- ఎనిమిది (enimidi)