అష్ట

Telugu

Etymology

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

  • IPA(key): /aʂʈa/

Adjective

అష్ట • (aṣṭa)

  1. 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.
    అష్టలక్ష్ములు
    aṣṭalakṣmulu
    The eight forms of Hindu goddess Lakshmi.

Synonyms

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