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Polish
Etymology
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
- IPA(key): /ˈa.zja/
- Rhymes: -azja
- Syllabification: A‧zja
Proper noun
Azja f (related adjective azjatycki)
- Asia (a continent)
- Hyponym: Azja Zachodnia
Declension
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See also
Further reading
- Azja in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- Azja in Polish dictionaries at PWN