astakona

Indonesian

Alternative forms

  • setakona (nonstandard)

Etymology

Inherited from Malay astakona. Ultimately from Sanskrit अष्टकोण (aṣṭakoṇa, octagon).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /astaˈkona/ [as.t̪aˈko.na]
  • Rhymes: -ona
  • Syllabification: as‧ta‧ko‧na

Noun

astakona (plural astakona-astakona)

  1. (Classical, geometry) octagon
    Synonyms: oktagon, segi delapan

Derived terms

Further reading

Malay

Alternative forms

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit अष्टकोण (aṣṭakoṇa, octagon). Compare Old Javanese aṣṭaguṇa, aṣṭagiṇa (eight qualities of a king) and Tagalog astakona (ring made of gold or silver with a gemstone).

Pronunciation

  • (Baku) IPA(key): /astaˈkona/ [as.t̪aˈko.na]
    • Rhymes: -ona
  • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): /astaˈkonə/ [as.t̪aˈko.nə], /astəˈkonə/ [as.t̪əˈko.nə]
    • Rhymes: -onə
  • Hyphenation: as‧ta‧ko‧na

Adjective

astakona (Jawi spelling استاکونا)

  1. (literary, geometry) clipping of berastakona (octagonal)
    • c. 1606-1636, Hikayat Aceh, page 86, lines 16-17:
      مك تتکال [] دان تمف استکون دو فاسڠ
      Maka tatkala [] dan tempa astakona dua pasang.
      Therefore, at the moment [] and two pairs of octagonal wrought iron.

Noun

astakona (Jawi spelling استاکونا, plural astakona-astakona)

  1. (literary, geometry) octagon[1]
    Synonyms: oktagon, segi lapan, sudut lapan
    Synonym: segi delapan (Indonesia)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • > Indonesian: astakona (inherited)

References

  1. ^ "astakona" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.

Further reading

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit अष्टकोण (aṣṭakoṇa, octagon). Compare Malay astakona / setakona (octagon) and Old Javanese aṣṭaguṇa (eight qualities of a king).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔastaˈkona/ [ʔɐs.t̪ɐˈxoː.n̪ɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ona
  • Syllabification: as‧ta‧ko‧na

Noun

astakona (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐ᜔ᜆᜃᜓᜈ) (obsolete)

  1. a ring made of gold or silver with a gemstone

See also

Further reading