Ásia
Meaning
- (feminine) Asia (a continent east of Europe and north of Oceania)
- (Ancient-Rome,feminine,historical) Asia (a province of the Roman Empire; modern western Turkey)
Frequency
Hyphenated as
Á‧si‧a
Gender
♀️ Feminine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈa.zi.ɐ/
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.
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