oriental

Meaning

Adj

1. (feminine, masculine) east; eastern (relating to or located in the east)
2. (feminine, masculine) Eastern; Oriental (relating to Asia and Asian culture)

Noun

1. (by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine) native or inhabitant of Asia
2. (Brazil, by-personal-gender, feminine, historical, masculine) someone from Uruguay

Concepts

eastern

east

oriental

easterly

Oriental

orient

eastward

Eastern

asian

Middle Eastern

Synonyms

ao leste

do leste

Translations

oriental

orientale

oriental

oriental

oostelijk

ανατολικός

östlich

orientalisch

oosters

doğulu

doğu

orientale

de l’est

Pronounced as (IPA)

/o.ɾi.ẽˈtaw/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin: orientālis

In summary

Learned borrowing from Latin orientālis. By surface analysis, oriente + -al.