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Azerbaijani
Etymology
From Persian آستانه.
Pronunciation
Noun
astana (definite accusative astananı, plural astanalar)
- threshold (bottom-most part of a doorway)
- astananın ağzında durmaq ― to be around the corner, to be expected to happen soon, to be imminent
- rapid (turbulent flow section in a river)
- çay astanaları ― river rapids
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay astana from Sanskrit आस्थान (āsthāna). Doublet of istana.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /as.ta.na/
- Hyphenation: as‧ta‧na
Noun
astana (first-person possessive astanaku, second-person possessive astanamu, third-person possessive astananya)
- palace
Further reading
Javanese
Romanization
astana
- Romanization of ꦲꦱ꧀ꦠꦤ
Khalaj
Etymology
Borrowed from Azerbaijani astana, from Persian آستانه (âstâne)
Pronunciation
Noun
astana (definite accusative astanañ, plural astanalar)
- threshold
Declension
References
- Doerfer, Gerhard (1980) Wörterbuch des Chaladsch (Dialekt von Charrab) [Khalaj dictionary] (in German), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó
Malay
Etymology
From Sanskrit आस्थान (āsthāna). Doublet of istana.
Noun
astana (Jawi spelling استان, plural astana-astana, informal 1st possessive astanaku, 2nd possessive astanamu, 3rd possessive astananya)
- palace, castle
References
- Kosakata Bahasa Sanskerta dalam Bahasa Melayu Masa Kini, Jakarta, Indonesia: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa. Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 1994, →ISBN, page 16
- Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “استان astana”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 7
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “استان astana or istana”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 13
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “astana”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 51