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

• ఎనిమిది (enimidi)