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Old Javanese
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit अष्ट (aṣṭa, “eight”). Cognate to Malay asta (“eight”).
Pronunciation
Numeral
aṣṭa
- eight
Descendants
- → Balinese: ᬅᬱ᭄ᬝ (asta, “eight”)
Further reading
- "aṣṭa" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.