See also: asiti

Pali

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Cognate with Sanskrit अशीति (aśīti), which see for wider connections. Ultimately from the same base as aṭṭha (eight).

Numeral

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asīti

  1. eighty

Usage notes

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As with pañcāsīti (85) (= pañca + asīti) to aṭṭhāsīti (88) (= aṭṭha + asīti), the initial vowel is lengthened in caturāsīti (84) although that is not the normal way of combining those two elements.

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