అష్ట

Telugu

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अष्ट (aṣṭa, “eight”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw. Compare Avestan 𐬀𐬱𐬙𐬀‎ (ašta), Persian هشت‎ (hašt), also Latvian astoņi, Ancient Greek ὀκτώ (oktṓ), Latin octō, English eight.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [aʃʈa]

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.

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