Azja

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Polish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

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Azja f (related adjective azjatycki)

  1. Asia (a continent)
    Hyponym: Azja Zachodnia

Declension

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Derived terms

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adjective
nouns

See also

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Further reading

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