asa

Verb

asa

1. third-person singular present indicative of asar
2. second-person singular imperative of asar

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *əsa, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əsa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa.

Numeral

asa

1. (cardinal) one

Pronoun

asa

1. where

   Asa ka gipalit ang sapatos?

   Where did you buy the shoes?

Abbreviation

asa

1. als en slechts als ≡ iff

Anagrams

• aas

Etymology

From Old Portuguese, from Vulgar Latin asa, from Latin ansa. Compare Portuguese asa, Spanish asa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈasa/

Noun

asa f (plural asas)

1. handle (of a container)

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Malay asa, from Sanskrit आशा (āśā).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Minangkabau asa

Noun

asa

1. inflection of as:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative and dative plural

Mutation

Romanization

asa

1. Rōmaji transcription of あさ

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈaː.sa/

Noun

āsa f (genitive āsae); first declension

1. Archaic form of āra.

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, 1883–1887)

Adjective

asa

1. genitive singular masculine form of ass
2. nominative singular feminine form of ass

Alternative forms

• اسا‎

Etymology

From Sanskrit आशा (āśā, “hope”).

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /asə/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /asa/
• Rhymes: -asə, -sə, -ə

Noun

asa (Jawi spelling اسا‎, plural asa-asa)

1. hope (belief that something wished for can happen)

Verb

asa

1. to hope (to want something to happen)

Alternative forms

• aza (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese, from Vulgar Latin asa, from Latin ansa (“handle”). Merged with Old Portuguese aa (“wing”), from Latin ala (“wing”). Cognate with Galician asa (“handle”) and Spanish asa (“handle”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈa.zɐ/
• Hyphenation: a‧sa
• Rhymes: -aza

Noun

asa f (plural asas)

1. wing (part of an animal or airplane)

   Eu encontrei um pássaro com uma asa partida.

   I found a bird with a broken wing.

2. handle (part of an object which is held in the hand when used or moved)

   Eu peguei no balde pela asa.

   I picked up the bucket by the handle.

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin asa, from Latin ansa. Cognate with Galician asa (“handle”) and Portuguese asa (“handle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈasa/

Noun

asa f (plural asas)

1. handle

See also

• mango m
• manija f
• manivela f

Verb

asa

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of asar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of asar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of asar.

Etymology

From Sanskrit आशा (āśā).

Verb

asa

1. to hope

Etymology

From Arabic عَصَاء‎ (ʿaṣāʾ).

Noun

asa (definite accusative asayı, plural asalar)

1. scepter
2. stick used to walk