Ásia
See also: asia, Asia, asía, Asía, Àsia, asĩa, .asia, and Ասիա
Guaraní
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈa.sja/
Proper noun
Ásia
- Asia
Northern Sami
Proper noun
Ásia
- Asia
Further reading
- Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- Asia (obsolete)
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Āsia (“Asia Minor; Asia”), from Ancient Greek Ἀσία (Asía, “Asia Minor; Asia”), from Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀯𐀹𐀊 (a-si-wi-ja), of uncertain origin, possibly from Akkadian or Hittite.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈa.zi.ɐ/ [ˈa.zɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈa.zjɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈa.zi.a/ [ˈa.zɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /ˈa.zja/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈa.zjɐ/
- Hyphenation: Á‧si‧a
Proper noun
Ásia f
- Asia (a continent east of Europe and north of Oceania)
- (historical, Ancient Rome) Asia (a province of the Roman Empire; modern western Turkey)
Related terms
- Ásia Maior
- Ásia Menor
- asiano
- asiático
- ásio
- Australásia
- Eurásia