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Azja

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Polish

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Asia, from Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓σῐ́ᾱ (Ăsĭ́ā), from Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀯𐀹𐀊 (a-si-wi-ja /⁠aswijaː⁠/), probably from Hittite 𒀸𒋗𒉿 (aš-šu-wa /⁠Aššuwa⁠/) of uncertain origin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈa.zja/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -azja
  • Syllabification: A‧zja

Proper noun

Azja f (related adjective azjatycki, demonym Azjata, female demonym Azjatka)

  1. Asia (the largest continent, located between Europe and the Pacific Ocean)
    Hyponym: Azja Zachodnia
  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)

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
  • wewnątrzazjatycki
nouns

See also

Further reading

  • Azja in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Azja in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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