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asi

Pronunciation: /ˈɑsi/

“asi” is an Estonian word. Its 9 meanings in English:

noun

  1. a thing (that which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept)
  2. a thing, material, or substance; something to eat or drink
  3. a literary or artistic work (a literary, artistic, or intellectual production)
  4. a matter, business, affair
  5. a cause, matter, business (something concerning someone; a reason or necessity for something that conditions)
  6. an offence, a crime or a court case
  7. a characteristic (a distinguishing feature of a person or thing)
  8. a task or errand (a piece of work done as part of one’s duties)
  9. something of value, something suitable or useful

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *asja (“matter, case”), which is of disputed origin: * Possibly from both Proto-Uralic *ate and *-ja, from Proto-Uralic *-ja. * Possibly from Proto-Finnic *astak (“to live”), from Proto-Uralic *ëśe-. * Possibly borrowed from Proto-Germanic *(uz)andiją.

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