aṣṭa

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अष्ट (aṣṭa, “eight”). Cognate to Malay asta (“eight”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /as.ta/
• Homophones: asta, astā, hasta
• Hyphenation: aṣ‧ṭa

Numeral

aṣṭa

1. eight

Descendants

• → Balinese: ᬅᬱ᭄ᬝ (asta, “eight”)

Further reading

• "aṣṭa" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.