Asya

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Ася (Asja), informal pet form of Анастасия (Anastasija, “Ann”)).

Proper noun

Asya

1. A female given name from Russian, of modern usage.

Anagrams

• Ayas, ayas, saya, yaas, AYAs, Asay

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Asia.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: A‧sya
• IPA^(key): /ˈʔasja/ [ˈʔas̪.ja]

Noun

Asya

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

Central Bikol

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Asia.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: A‧sya
• IPA^(key): /ˈʔasja/ [ˈʔa.ʃa]

Noun

Asya

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

Northern Kurdish

Asya

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓σῐ́ᾱ (Ăsĭ́ā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑːsˈjɑː/

Proper noun

Asya f (Arabic spelling ئاسیا)

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

Derived terms

• asyayî

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• Asia

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Asia.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔasja/ [ˈʔaː.ʃɐ]
  • IPA^(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ˈʔasja/ [ˈʔas.jɐ]
• Rhymes: -asja
• Syllabification: As‧ya

Proper noun

Asya (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐ᜔ᜌ)

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

Coordinate terms

continents (Latin script): mga kontinenteedit

• Amerika
  • Hilagang Amerika
  • Timog Amerika
• Antartika
• Aprika
• Asya
• Europa
• Oseanya

Derived terms

• Gitnang Asya
• Hilagang Asya
• Kanlurang Asya
• Silangang Asya
• Timog Asya
• Timog-Silangang Asya

Related terms

• Aproasyatiko
• Asya-Pasipiko
• Asyano
• Asyatiko

Anagrams

• saya

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish آسیا (asiya), from Italian Asia, from Latin Asia, from Ancient Greek Ἀσῐ́ᾱ (Asĭ́ā), from Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀯𐀹𐀊 (a-si-wi-ja /⁠aswijaː⁠/), from Hittite 𒀸𒋗𒉿 (Aššuwa, “northwest Anatolia”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ä́s̪.jä]
• Hyphenation: As‧ya

Proper noun

Asya

1. Asia (the largest continent, located between Europe and the Pacific Ocean)
2. (historical) Asia (an ancient province of the Roman Empire in western Anatolia, existing between 133 BC (during the Roman Republic) and the 7th century AD)
3. a female given name transferred from the place name

Declension

Declension of Asya

	singular	plural
nominative	Asya	Asyalar / Asya'lar
definite accusative	Asya'yı	Asyaları / Asya'ları
dative	Asya'ya	Asyalara / Asya'lara
locative	Asya'da	Asyalarda / Asya'larda
ablative	Asya'dan	Asyalardan / Asya'lardan
genitive	Asya'nın	Asyaların / Asya'ların

Derived terms

• Asyalı (“Asian”)
• Asyalılık (“Asianness”)
• Avrasya (“Eurasia”)
• Batı Asya (“West Asia”)
• Doğu Asya (“East Asia”)
• Güney Asya (“South Asia”)
• Güneydoğu Asya (“Southeast Asia”)
• İç Asya (“Inner Asia”)
• Kuzey Asya (“North Asia”)
• Kuzeydoğu Asya (“Northeast Asia”)
• Küçük Asya (“Asia Minor”)
• Orta Asya (“Central Asia”)