asīti

Pali

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Numeral

asīti

  1. eighty

Declension

Usage notes

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.

Derived terms

  • ekūnāsīti (79)
  • ekāsīti (81)
  • dvāsīti (82)
  • dveasīti (82)
  • diyāsīti (82)
  • teasīti (83)
  • tiyasīti (83)
  • caturāsīti (84)
  • cullāsīti (84)
  • pañcāsīti (85)
  • chāsīti (86) ?
  • sattāsīti (87)
  • aṭṭhāsīti (88)
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