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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
Adjective
అష్ట • (aṣṭa)
- 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.
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