asa
Asturian
Verb
asa
- inflection of asar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Banjarese
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Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əsa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa.
Bikol Central
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: a‧sa
- IPA(key): /ˈʔasa/, [ˈʔa.sa]
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: a‧sa
- IPA(key): /ˈʔasa/, [ˈʔa.s̪ʌ]
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Anagrams
Galician
Etymology 1
From Old Galician-Portuguese (its derivative asado is attested since 1519), from Vulgar Latin asa, from Latin ansa. Compare Portuguese asa, Spanish asa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈasa/
Noun
asa f (plural asas)
- handle (of a container)
- Synonym: anga
- (rare) wing
- Synonym: á
- 1697, Juan Antonio Torrado, Fala o corvo:
- Fala o corbo, escoyten todos:
Eu veño con asas negras
Cortando os ventos de longe
Para chegar à estas festas.- The raven speaks, listen everyone:
"I come with black wings
Cutting the winds from afar
To arrive to these feasts"
- The raven speaks, listen everyone:
Derived terms
- asa de cántaro
- asado
References
- “asa”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012
- “asa” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “asa” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “asa” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Verb
asa
- inflection of asar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈasa]
- Hyphenation: asa
- Rhymes: -asa, -sa, -a
Noun
asa (first-person possessive asaku, second-person possessive asamu, third-person possessive asanya)
- hope (belief that something wished for can happen)
Derived terms
- asa-asaan
- mengasakan
Etymology 2
From Minangkabau asa, from Sanskrit आशा (āśā).
Derived terms
- mengasa
Etymology 3
From Sundanese [Term?].
Noun
asa (first-person possessive asaku, second-person possessive asamu, third-person possessive asanya)
- roof seam made of coconut leaves
Further reading
- “asa” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Irish
Kabuverdianu
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Portuguese assar.
References
- Gonçalves, Manuel (2015) Capeverdean Creole-English dictionary, →ISBN
- Veiga, Manuel (2012) Dicionário Caboverdiano-Português, Instituto da Biblioteca Nacional e do Livro
Kavalan
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈaː.sa/, [ˈäːs̠ä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈa.sa/, [ˈäːs̬ä]
References
- “asa”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- asa in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
Latvian
Malay
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Selangor, Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /asə/
- (Baku) IPA(key): /asa/
- Rhymes: -asə, -sə, -ə
- Rhymes: -a
Noun
asa (Jawi spelling اسا, plural asa-asa, informal 1st possessive asaku, 2nd possessive asamu, 3rd possessive asanya)
- hope (belief that something wished for can happen)
Derived terms
- berputus asa (to give up)
Descendants
- Indonesian: asa
Further reading
- “asa” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
Related to ese and jest, and even English yeast. Some of the senses are influenced by Middle Low German.
Alternative forms
- ase (e infinitive)
Verb
asa (present tense es, past tense os, supine ase, past participle asen, present participle asande, imperative as)
asa (present tense asar, past tense asa, past participle asa, passive infinitive asast, present participle asande, imperative asa/as)
Synonyms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
References
- “asa” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Portuguese

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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈa.zɐ/
- Rhymes: -azɐ
- Hyphenation: a‧sa
Etymology 1
From Old Galician-Portuguese asa, from Latin ānsa (“handle”). Merged with Old Galician-Portuguese aa (“wing”), from Latin āla (“wing”). Cognate with Galician asa (“handle”) and Spanish asa (“handle”). Doublet of ansa.
Noun
asa f (plural asas)
Alternative forms
- aza (obsolete)
Derived terms
Descendants
Verb
asa
- inflection of asar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈasa/ [ˈa.sa]
Audio (Colombia): (file) - Rhymes: -asa
- Syllabification: a‧sa
Etymology 1
Inherited from Latin ānsa. Cognate with Galician asa (“handle”) and Portuguese asa (“handle”).
Usage notes
Verb
asa
- inflection of asar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “asa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Sundanese
Romanization
asa
- Romanization of ᮃᮞ
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit आशा (āśā). Compare Bikol Central asa, Malay asa, and Tamil ஆசை (ācai).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔasa/ [ˈʔa.sɐ]
- Rhymes: -asa
- Syllabification: a‧sa
Noun
asa (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐ)
- act of hoping
- expectation; anticipation
- dependence; reliance
- (colloquial) belief
See also
Further reading
- “asa” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
- “asa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 51
- Trinidad Hermenegildo Pardo de Tavera (1887) El sanscrito en la lengua tagalog (in Spanish), Paris: Imprimerie de la Faculté de Médecine, A. Davy, page 17
- Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
Turkish
Etymology
From Arabic عَصَاء (ʕaṣāʔ).
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Dative | asaya | asalara | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locative | asada | asalarda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ablative | asadan | asalardan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genitive | asanın | asaların | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Yami
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Cardinal : asa | ||
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *isa, *əsa, from Proto-Austronesian *isa, *əsa, *asa.
Zou
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a˧.sa˧/
References
- Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 42