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.
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