Iași
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English
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[edit]Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Iași.
Proper noun
[edit]Iași
Romanian
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Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Uncertain. Probably from Kipchak yaasi (“archers”), from yaa (“bow”), from Proto-Turkic *yā(y) (“bow”).
Early in the 20th century, a link to the ancient Iazyges has been proposed, the Roman name of an ancient Sarmatian tribe that once lived in the area, or from a tribe of Alans known as the Jassi.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Iași m pl or m
See also
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