Ásia

See also: asia, Asia, asía, Asía, Àsia, asĩa, .asia, and Ասիա

Guaraní

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈa.sja/

Proper noun

Ásia

Asia (the largest continent, located between Europe and the Pacific Ocean)

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

(Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈaːsiːa/

Proper noun

Ásia

Asia (the largest continent, located between Europe and the Pacific Ocean)

Further reading

Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Asia (pre-reform spelling)

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 (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)

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