Asia
English
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English Asia, Asie, from Old French Asie and Latin Asia, from Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓σῐ́ᾱ (Ăsĭ́ā), from Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀯𐀹𐀊 (a-si-wi-ja /aswijaː/), in turn probably from Hittite 𒀸𒋗𒉿 (aš-šu-wa /Aššuwa/, “northwest Anatolia”) of uncertain origin. Potentially from an Aegean language family substrate or Akkadian. Possibly a doublet of Assuwa.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈeɪ.ʒə/, (dated) /ˈeɪ.ʃə/
- (India) IPA(key): /ˈeː.ʃja/, /ˈeɪ.ʃja/
Audio (US): (file) Audio (UK): (file) - Rhymes: -eɪʒə, -eɪʃə
Proper noun
editAsia (countable and uncountable, plural Asias)
- The largest continent, located east of Europe (typically delimited by the Urals), west of the Pacific Ocean, north of Oceania and south of the Arctic Ocean.
- 1669 [1665], John Nievhoff, translated by John Ogilby, An Embassy from the Eaſt-India Company of the United Provinces, to the Grand Tartar Cham Emperour of China[1], London: John Macock, translation of original in Dutch, →OCLC, page 4:
- All Aſia, which the Ancients divide into Aſia the Great and Aſia the Leſs, modern Computors part into five Diviſions, Perſia, the Turkiſh Empire, India, (to which they caſt in the adjacent Iſles) Tartary, and China.
- (Greek mythology) A daughter of Oceanus and Tethys, the wife of the Titan, Iapetus, and mother of Atlas, Prometheus, Epimetheus and Menoetius.
- (astronomy) 67 Asia, a main belt asteroid.
- A female given name transferred from the place name, of modern usage.
- 1994, Blake Nelson, Girl: A Novel, Simon&Schuster, →ISBN, page 81:
- And Scott Haskell started going out with this sophomore girl called Asia, who was this rich girl from Weston Heights.
- (historical) An ancient province of the Roman Empire in modern western Turkey, existing between 133 BC (during the Roman Republic) and the 7th century AD.
Synonyms
edit- (continent) Asia Major;
- (Roman province) Phrygia, Roman Asia
Meronyms
edit- Afghanistan
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Bhutan
- Brunei
- Cambodia
- China
- Cyprus
- East Timor
- Georgia
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Israel
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Lebanon
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mongolia
- Myanmar
- Nepal
- North Korea
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palestine
- Philippines
- Qatar
- Russia
- Saudi Arabia
- Singapore
- South Korea
- Sri Lanka
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Thailand
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- United Arab Emirates
- Uzbekistan
- Vietnam
- Yemen
Holonyms
edit- (continent): Eurasia, Afro-Eurasia, Earth
Derived terms
editTranslations
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See also
editAnagrams
editAsturian
editProper noun
editAsia f
- Asia (the largest continent, located between Europe and the Pacific Ocean)
Corsican
editEtymology
editFrom Latin Asia, from Ancient Greek Ἀσία (Asía). Compare Italian Asia and Spanish Asia.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editAsia f
- Asia (the largest continent, located between Europe and the Pacific Ocean)
Galician
editPronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Proper noun
editAsia f
- Asia (the largest continent, located between Europe and the Pacific Ocean)
- (historical) Asia (an ancient province of the Roman Empire in modern western Turkey, existing between 133 BC (during the Roman Republic) and the 7th century AD)
Related terms
editSee also
editGerman
editEtymology
editProper noun
editAsia n (proper noun, strong, genitive Asias or Asia)
- (historical) Asia (an ancient province of the Roman Empire in modern western Turkey, existing between 133 BC (during the Roman Republic) and the 7th century AD)
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editIndonesian
editEtymology
editInherited from Malay Asija, Azia, from Dutch Azië, ultimately from Latin Asia, from Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓σῐ́ᾱ (Ăsĭ́ā).
Proper noun
editAsia
- Asia (the largest continent, located between Europe and the Pacific Ocean)
- (historical) Asia (an ancient province of the Roman Empire in modern western Turkey, existing between 133 BC (during the Roman Republic) and the 7th century AD)
Alternative forms
editSee also
editFurther reading
edit- “Asia” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
- Morel, Casparus Johannus (1875) “Asia”, in Nieuw Laagmaleisch-Nederlandsch woordenbooekje: bevattende de meest in gebruik zijnde woorden en spraakwendingen, ten dienste van hen, die zich op de beoefening van het Laagmaleisch, en der Maleisch-sprekenden, die zich op het Nederlandsch willen toeleggen[2], H. M. van Dorp
- Kwik Khing Djoen (1923) Kitab Vortaro: Segala Perkatahan-Perkatahan Asing Jang Soeda Oemoem Di Goena Ken Di Dalem Soerat-Soerat Kabar Melayoe [Dictionary Book: all foreign words which are commonly used in Malay newspapers], Batavia: Sin Po, page 20
Italian
editEtymology
editFrom Latin Ā̆sia, from Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓σῐ́ᾱ (Ăsĭ́ā).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editAsia f
- Asia (the largest continent, located between Europe and the Pacific Ocean)
- 1348, Giovanni Villani, “Libro primo [First book]”, in Nuova Cronica [New Chronicle][3], published 1991, III Come si dipartì il mondo in tre parti, e della prima detta Asia.:
- La prima e maggiore parte si chiamò Asia, la quale contiene quasi la metade e più di tutta la terra abitata
- The first and largest part [of the world] was named Asia, which comprises nearly more than a half of all inhabited land
- (historical) Asia (an ancient province of the Roman Empire in modern western Turkey, existing between 133 BC (during the Roman Republic) and the 7th century AD)
- a female given name
Derived terms
editSee also
editAnagrams
editLatin
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓σῐ́ᾱ (Ăsĭ́ā).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈaː.si.a] or IPA(key): [ˈa.si.a]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈäː.s̬i.ä]
Note: as in Greek, the first vowel can be found lengthened as a poetic license; compare Ā̆rabia, Ī̆talia.
Proper noun
editĀ̆sia f sg (genitive Ā̆siae); first declension
- Asia (the largest continent, located between Europe and the Pacific Ocean)
- Asia (an ancient province of the Roman Empire in modern western Turkey, existing between 133 BC (during the Roman Republic) and the 7th century AD)
Declension
editFirst-declension noun, singular only.
singular | |
---|---|
nominative | Ā̆sia |
genitive | Ā̆siae |
dative | Ā̆siae |
accusative | Ā̆siam |
ablative | Ā̆siā |
vocative | Ā̆sia |
Related terms
editDescendants
editReferences
edit- Asia in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Asia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Malay
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Dutch Azië, ultimately from Latin Asia, from Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓σῐ́ᾱ (Ăsĭ́ā).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editAsia (Jawi spelling اسيا)
- Asia (the largest continent, located between Europe and the Pacific Ocean)
- (historical) Asia (an ancient province of the Roman Empire in modern western Turkey, existing between 133 BC (during the Roman Republic) and the 7th century AD)
Descendants
edit- Indonesian: Asia
See also
editFurther reading
edit- “Asia” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Norwegian Bokmål
editProper noun
editAsia
- Asia (the largest continent, located between Europe and the Pacific Ocean)
- (historical) Asia (an ancient province of the Roman Empire in modern western Turkey, existing between 133 BC (during the Roman Republic) and the 7th century AD)
Derived terms
editSee also
editNorwegian Nynorsk
editProper noun
editAsia
- Asia (the largest continent, located between Europe and the Pacific Ocean)
- (historical) Asia (an ancient province of the Roman Empire in modern western Turkey, existing between 133 BC (during the Roman Republic) and the 7th century AD)
Derived terms
editSee also
editOccitan
editProper noun
editAsia f
- Asia (the largest continent, located between Europe and the Pacific Ocean)
- (historical) Asia (an ancient province of the Roman Empire in modern western Turkey, existing between 133 BC (during the Roman Republic) and the 7th century AD)
Related terms
editOld English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin Asia, from Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓σῐ́ᾱ (Ăsĭ́ā), from Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀯𐀹𐀊 (a-si-wi-ja /aswijaː/), in turn probably from Hittite 𒀸𒋗𒉿 (aš-šu-wa /Aššuwa/, “northwest Anatolia”) of uncertain origin.
Proper noun
editAsia ?
- Asia (the largest continent, located between Europe and the Pacific Ocean)
- late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
- Asia is befangen mid...þǣm gārseċġe sūþan ⁊ norþan ⁊ eastan...
- Asia is surrounded by...the southern and northern and eastern sea...
- late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
- (historical) Asia (an ancient province of the Roman Empire in modern western Turkey, existing between 133 BC (during the Roman Republic) and the 7th century AD)
Usage notes
editThis noun is declined using Latinate endings rather than Old English endings.
Polish
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editAsia f (diminutive Aśka)
- a diminutive of the female given name Joanna
Declension
editFurther reading
edit- Asia in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
editProper noun
editAsia f
- Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of Ásia.
Romanian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀσία (Asía).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editAsia f
- Asia (the largest continent, located between Europe and the Pacific Ocean)
- (historical) Asia (an ancient province of the Roman Empire in modern western Turkey, existing between 133 BC (during the Roman Republic) and the 7th century AD)
Declension
editsingular only | indefinite | definite |
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nominative-accusative | Asie | Asia |
genitive-dative | Asii | Asiei |
vocative | Asie, Asio |
See also
editRomansch
editProper noun
editAsia f
- Asia (the largest continent, located between Europe and the Pacific Ocean)
Spanish
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editAsia f
- Asia (the largest continent, located between Europe and the Pacific Ocean)
- (historical) Asia (an ancient province of the Roman Empire in modern western Turkey, existing between 133 BC (during the Roman Republic) and the 7th century AD)
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editSee also
editSwahili
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editAsia
- Asia (the largest continent, located between Europe and the Pacific Ocean)
See also
editWelsh
editProper noun
editAsia f
- Asia (the largest continent, located between Europe and the Pacific Ocean)
- (historical) Asia (an ancient province of the Roman Empire in modern western Turkey, existing between 133 BC (during the Roman Republic) and the 7th century AD)
See also
edit- (countries of Asia) gwledydd Asia; Affganistan, Armenia, Aserbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhwtan, Brwnei, Cambodia, Casachstan, Catar, Coweit, Cirgistan, Cyprus, De Corea, Dwyrain Timor, yr Emiradau Arabaidd Unedig, Fietnam, Georgia, Iemen, India, Indonesia, Irac, Iran, Israel, Japan, Gwlad Tai, Gwlad yr Iorddonen, Laos, Libanus, Maleisia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Gogledd Corea, Oman, Pacistan, Palesteina, y Philipinau, Rwsia, Sawdi Arabia, Singapôr, Sri Lanca, Syria, Taiwan, Tajicistan, Tsieina, Twrci, Tyrcmenistan, Wsbecistan
- English terms inherited from Middle English
- English terms derived from Middle English
- English terms derived from Old French
- English terms derived from Latin
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- English terms derived from Mycenaean Greek
- English terms derived from Hittite
- English terms derived from Akkadian
- English doublets
- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:English/eɪʒə
- Rhymes:English/eɪʒə/2 syllables
- Rhymes:English/eɪʃə
- Rhymes:English/eɪʃə/2 syllables
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Asia
- en:Continents and continental regions
- English terms with quotations
- en:Greek deities
- en:Astronomy
- en:Asteroids
- English given names
- English female given names
- English female given names from place names
- English terms with historical senses
- en:Provinces of the Roman Empire
- en:Places in the Roman Empire
- en:Places in Turkey
- English terms suffixed with -ia
- Asturian lemmas
- Asturian proper nouns
- Asturian feminine nouns
- ast:Asia
- ast:Continents and continental regions
- Corsican terms inherited from Latin
- Corsican terms derived from Latin
- Corsican terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Corsican terms with IPA pronunciation
- Corsican lemmas
- Corsican proper nouns
- Corsican feminine nouns
- co:Asia
- co:Continents and continental regions
- Galician terms with audio pronunciation
- Galician lemmas
- Galician proper nouns
- Galician feminine nouns
- gl:Asia
- gl:Continents and continental regions
- Galician terms with historical senses
- gl:Provinces of the Roman Empire
- gl:Places in the Roman Empire
- gl:Places in Turkey
- German terms borrowed from Latin
- German terms derived from Latin
- German lemmas
- German proper nouns
- German neuter nouns
- German terms with historical senses
- de:Provinces of the Roman Empire
- de:Places in the Roman Empire
- de:Places in Turkey
- Indonesian terms inherited from Malay
- Indonesian terms derived from Malay
- Indonesian terms derived from Dutch
- Indonesian terms derived from Latin
- Indonesian terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Indonesian lemmas
- Indonesian proper nouns
- id:Asia
- id:Continents and continental regions
- Indonesian terms with historical senses
- id:Provinces of the Roman Empire
- id:Places in the Roman Empire
- id:Places in Turkey
- Italian terms borrowed from Latin
- Italian terms derived from Latin
- Italian terms borrowed from Ancient Greek
- Italian terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Italian 2-syllable words
- Italian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Italian/azja
- Rhymes:Italian/azja/2 syllables
- Italian lemmas
- Italian proper nouns
- Italian feminine nouns
- it:Asia
- it:Continents and continental regions
- Italian terms with quotations
- Italian terms with historical senses
- it:Provinces of the Roman Empire
- it:Places in the Roman Empire
- it:Places in Turkey
- Italian given names
- Italian female given names
- Latin terms borrowed from Ancient Greek
- Latin terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Latin terms with IPA pronunciation
- Latin lemmas
- Latin proper nouns
- Latin first declension nouns
- Latin feminine nouns in the first declension
- Latin feminine nouns
- la:Asia
- la:Continents and continental regions
- la:Provinces of the Roman Empire
- la:Places in the Roman Empire
- la:Places in Turkey
- Malay terms borrowed from Dutch
- Malay terms derived from Dutch
- Malay terms derived from Latin
- Malay terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Malay 3-syllable words
- Malay terms with IPA pronunciation
- Malay terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:Malay/ja
- Rhymes:Malay/a
- Rhymes:Malay/a/3 syllables
- Malay lemmas
- Malay proper nouns
- ms:Asia
- ms:Continents and continental regions
- Malay terms with historical senses
- ms:Provinces of the Roman Empire
- ms:Places in the Roman Empire
- ms:Places in Turkey
- Norwegian Bokmål lemmas
- Norwegian Bokmål proper nouns
- nb:Asia
- nb:Continents and continental regions
- Norwegian Bokmål terms with historical senses
- nb:Provinces of the Roman Empire
- nb:Places in the Roman Empire
- nb:Places in Turkey
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk proper nouns
- nn:Asia
- nn:Continents and continental regions
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms with historical senses
- nn:Provinces of the Roman Empire
- nn:Places in the Roman Empire
- nn:Places in Turkey
- Occitan lemmas
- Occitan proper nouns
- Occitan feminine nouns
- oc:Asia
- oc:Continents and continental regions
- Occitan terms with historical senses
- oc:Provinces of the Roman Empire
- oc:Places in the Roman Empire
- oc:Places in Turkey
- Old English terms borrowed from Latin
- Old English terms derived from Latin
- Old English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Old English terms derived from Mycenaean Greek
- Old English terms derived from Hittite
- Old English lemmas
- Old English proper nouns
- ang:Asia
- ang:Continents and continental regions
- Old English terms with quotations
- Old English terms with historical senses
- ang:Provinces of the Roman Empire
- ang:Places in the Roman Empire
- ang:Places in Turkey
- Polish clippings
- Polish 2-syllable words
- Polish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Polish terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:Polish/aɕa
- Rhymes:Polish/aɕa/2 syllables
- Polish lemmas
- Polish proper nouns
- Polish feminine nouns
- Polish given names
- Polish female given names
- Polish diminutives of female given names
- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese proper nouns
- Portuguese feminine nouns
- Portuguese forms superseded in 1943
- Portuguese forms superseded in 1911
- Romanian terms borrowed from Ancient Greek
- Romanian terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Romanian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Romanian lemmas
- Romanian proper nouns
- Romanian feminine nouns
- ro:Asia
- ro:Continents and continental regions
- Romanian terms with historical senses
- ro:Provinces of the Roman Empire
- ro:Places in the Roman Empire
- ro:Places in Turkey
- Romansch lemmas
- Romansch proper nouns
- Romansch feminine nouns
- rm:Asia
- rm:Continents and continental regions
- Spanish 2-syllable words
- Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Spanish/asja
- Rhymes:Spanish/asja/2 syllables
- Spanish terms with homophones
- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish proper nouns
- Spanish feminine nouns
- es:Asia
- es:Continents and continental regions
- Spanish terms with historical senses
- es:Provinces of the Roman Empire
- es:Places in the Roman Empire
- es:Places in Turkey
- Swahili terms with audio pronunciation
- Swahili lemmas
- Swahili proper nouns
- sw:Asia
- sw:Continents and continental regions
- Welsh lemmas
- Welsh proper nouns
- Welsh feminine nouns
- cy:Asia
- cy:Continents and continental regions
- Welsh terms with historical senses
- cy:Provinces of the Roman Empire
- cy:Places in the Roman Empire
- cy:Places in Turkey