I think this kind of custom is unique to Asian countries.
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Asian
//ˈeɪʒən//
Synonyms for "asian" (17 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (4)
Noun(3 words)
Strong matches (5)
Related words (8)
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71 entriesShowing 16 of 71 words.
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7 entriesis a
7 entriesrelated to
6 entriesTranslations
226 translations across 78 languages.
Afrikaans
2 entries- Asiaat noun (person from Asia)
- Asiër noun (person from or descended from people from the Indian sub-continent)
Albanian
1 entries- aziatik adj (of, relating to or from Asia)
Ancient Greek
1 entries- Ἀσιατικός adj (of, relating to or from Asia)
Arabic
3 entries- آسِيَوِيّ adj (of, relating to or from Asia)
- آسِيَوِيَّة noun (person from Asia)
- آسِيَوِيّ noun (person from Asia)
Armenian
2 entries- ասիական adj (of, relating to or from Asia)
- ասիացի noun (person from Asia)
Azerbaijani
2 entries- asiyalı adj (of, relating to or from Asia)
- asiyalı noun (person from Asia)
Belarusian
3 entries- азія́цкі adj (of, relating to or from Asia)
- азія́т noun (person from Asia)
- азія́тка noun (person from Asia)
Bengali
1 entries- এশিয়ান adj (of, relating to or from Asia)
Bikol Central
1 entries- Asyano noun (person from Asia)
Breton
2 entries- Aziad noun (person from Asia)
- Aziadez noun (person from Asia)
Bulgarian
3 entries- азиа́тски adj (of, relating to or from Asia)
- азиа́тец noun (person from Asia)
- азиа́тка noun (person from Asia)
Burmese
2 entries- အာရှ adj (of, relating to or from Asia)
- အာရှတိုက်သူ noun (person from Asia)
Catalan
3 entries- asiàtic adj (of, relating to or from Asia)
- asiàtic noun (person from Asia)
- asiàtica noun (person from Asia)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 亞洲的 /亚洲的 adj (of, relating to or from Asia)
- 亞洲人 /亚洲人 noun (person from Asia)
- 亞裔 /亚裔 noun (person from Asia)
- 南亞裔 /南亚裔 noun (person from or descended from people from the Indian sub-continent)
Cornish
1 entries- asiek adj (of, relating to or from Asia)
Czech
3 entries- asijský adj (of, relating to or from Asia)
- Asijec noun (person from Asia)
- Asijka noun (person from Asia)
Danish
2 entries- asiatisk adj (of, relating to or from Asia)
- asiat noun (person from Asia)
Dari
4 entries- آسِیَائِی adj (of, relating to or from Asia)
- آسِیَایِی adj (of, relating to or from Asia)
- آسِیَائِی noun (person from Asia)
- آسِیَایِی noun (person from Asia)
Dutch
4 entries- Aziatisch adj (of, relating to or from Asia)
- Aziaat noun (person from Asia)
- Aziaat noun (person from or descended from people from the Indian sub-continent)
- Aziaat noun (person from or descended from people from east Asia)
Esperanto
1 entries- aziano noun (person from Asia)
Estonian
2 entries- aasia adj (of, relating to or from Asia)
- aasialane noun (person from Asia)
Finnish
4 entries- aasialainen adj (of, relating to or from Asia)
- aasialainen noun (person from Asia)
- intialainen noun (person from or descended from people from the Indian sub-continent)
- itäaasialainen noun (person from or descended from people from east Asia)
French
4 entries- asiatique adj (of, relating to or from Asia)
- Asiatique noun (person from Asia)
- asiatique noun (person from or descended from people from the Indian sub-continent)
- asiatique noun (person from or descended from people from east Asia)
Galician
3 entries- asiático adj (of, relating to or from Asia)
- asiática noun (person from Asia)
- asiático noun (person from Asia)
Georgian
2 entries- აზიური adj (of, relating to or from Asia)
- აზიელი noun (person from Asia)
German
4 entries- asiatisch adj (of, relating to or from Asia)
- Asiat noun (person from Asia)
- Asiate noun (person from Asia)
- Asiatin noun (person from Asia)
Greek
4 entries- ασιάτικος adj (of, relating to or from Asia)
- ασιατικός adj (of, relating to or from Asia)
- Ασιάτης noun (person from Asia)
- Ασιάτισσα noun (person from Asia)
Hawaiian
2 entries- ʻĀkia adj (of, relating to or from Asia)
- ʻĀkia noun (person from Asia)
Hebrew
2 entries- אַסְיָתִי adj (of, relating to or from Asia)
- אסיאתי noun (person from or descended from people from east Asia)
Hindi
4 entries- एशियाई adj (of, relating to or from Asia)
- एशियाई noun (person from Asia)
- एशियाई noun (person from or descended from people from the Indian sub-continent)
- एशियाई noun (person from or descended from people from east Asia)
Hungarian
4 entries- ázsiai adj (of, relating to or from Asia)
- dél-ázsiai noun (person from or descended from people from the Indian sub-continent)
- indiai noun (person from or descended from people from the Indian sub-continent)
- kelet-ázsiai noun (person from or descended from people from east Asia)
Icelandic
1 entries- asískur adj (of, relating to or from Asia)
Ingush
1 entries- азхо noun (person from Asia)
Inupiaq
1 entries- Inupiaŋuaq noun (person from Asia)
Iranian Persian
4 entries- آسِیائی adj (of, relating to or from Asia)
- آسِیایی adj (of, relating to or from Asia)
- آسِیائی noun (person from Asia)
- آسِیایی noun (person from Asia)
Irish
2 entries- Áiseach adj (of, relating to or from Asia)
- Áiseach noun (person from Asia)
Italian
4 entries- asiatico adj (of, relating to or from Asia)
- asiatica noun (person from Asia)
- asiatica noun (person from or descended from people from the Indian sub-continent)
- asiatico noun (person from Asia)
Japanese
4 entries- アジアの adj (of, relating to or from Asia)
- アジア人 noun (person from Asia)
- 南アジア人 noun (person from or descended from people from the Indian sub-continent)
- 東アジア人 noun (person from or descended from people from east Asia)
Kashubian
4 entries- azjacczi adj (of, relating to or from Asia)
- azjatny adj (of, relating to or from Asia)
- Azjata noun (person from Asia)
- Azjatka noun (person from Asia)
Kazakh
2 entries- азиялық adj (of, relating to or from Asia)
- азиялық noun (person from Asia)
Khmer
1 entries- អាស៊ី adj (of, relating to or from Asia)
Korean
4 entries- 아시아의 adj (of, relating to or from Asia)
- 남아시아인 noun (person from or descended from people from the Indian sub-continent)
- 동아시아인 noun (person from or descended from people from east Asia)
- 동양인 noun (person from Asia)
Kyrgyz
2 entries- азиялык adj (of, relating to or from Asia)
- азиялык noun (person from Asia)
Lao
2 entries- ອາຊີ adj (of, relating to or from Asia)
- ຄົນອາຊີ noun (person from Asia)
Latvian
4 entries- aziātisks adj (of, relating to or from Asia)
- aziāšu adj (of, relating to or from Asia)
- Āzijas adj (of, relating to or from Asia)
- aziāte noun (person from Asia)
Lithuanian
4 entries- Azijos adj (of, relating to or from Asia)
- azijiečių adj (of, relating to or from Asia)
- azijietis noun (person from Asia)
- azijietė noun (person from Asia)
Macedonian
3 entries- азиски adj (of, relating to or from Asia)
- Азиец noun (person from Asia)
- Азијка noun (person from Asia)
Malay
1 entries- Asia adj (of, relating to or from Asia)
Marathi
1 entries- आशियाई noun (person from Asia)
Mongolian
2 entries- ази adj (of, relating to or from Asia)
- азийн adj (of, relating to or from Asia)
Northern Kurdish
1 entries- asyayî adj (of, relating to or from Asia)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- asiatisk adj (of, relating to or from Asia)
- asiat noun (person from Asia)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- asiatisk adj (of, relating to or from Asia)
Pashto
1 entries- آسیايي adj (of, relating to or from Asia)
Polish
3 entries- azjatycki adj (of, relating to or from Asia)
- Azjata noun (person from Asia)
- Azjatka noun (person from Asia)
Portuguese
4 entries- asiático adj (of, relating to or from Asia)
- asiática noun (person from Asia)
- asiática noun (person from or descended from people from the Indian sub-continent)
- asiática noun (person from or descended from people from east Asia)
Romanian
3 entries- asiatic adj (of, relating to or from Asia)
- asiatic noun (person from Asia)
- asiatică noun (person from Asia)
Russian
3 entries- азиа́тский adj (of, relating to or from Asia)
- азиа́т noun (person from Asia)
- азиа́тка noun (person from Asia)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- ȃzījskī adj (of, relating to or from Asia)
- а̑зӣјскӣ adj (of, relating to or from Asia)
- Azíjac noun (person from Asia)
- Azíjac noun (person from or descended from people from the Indian sub-continent)
Sicilian
4 entries- siàtica noun (person from Asia)
- siàtica noun (person from or descended from people from the Indian sub-continent)
- siàtica noun (person from or descended from people from east Asia)
- siàticu noun (person from Asia)
Slovak
3 entries- ázijský adj (of, relating to or from Asia)
- Ázijec noun (person from Asia)
- Ázijka noun (person from Asia)
Slovene
3 entries- azijski adj (of, relating to or from Asia)
- aziat noun (person from Asia)
- azijka noun (person from Asia)
Spanish
4 entries- asiano adj (of, relating to or from Asia)
- asiático adj (of, relating to or from Asia)
- asiano (desus.) noun (person from Asia)
- asiática noun (person from Asia)
Swedish
4 entries- asiatisk adj (of, relating to or from Asia)
- asiat noun (person from Asia)
- asiat noun (person from or descended from people from east Asia)
- indier noun (person from or descended from people from the Indian sub-continent)
Tagalog
2 entries- Asyahin adj (of, relating to or from Asia)
- Asyano noun (person from Asia)
Tajik
2 entries- осиёӣ adj (of, relating to or from Asia)
- осиёӣ noun (person from Asia)
Telugu
2 entries- ఆసియను adj (of, relating to or from Asia)
- ఆసియను noun (person from Asia)
Thai
2 entries- เอเชีย adj (of, relating to or from Asia)
- คนเอเชีย noun (person from Asia)
Turkish
2 entries- asyalı adj (of, relating to or from Asia)
- Asyalı noun (person from Asia)
Turkmen
1 entries- aziýaly adj (of, relating to or from Asia)
Ukrainian
4 entries- азі́йський adj (of, relating to or from Asia)
- азіа́тський adj (of, relating to or from Asia)
- азі́йка noun (person from Asia)
- азі́єць noun (person from Asia)
Urdu
2 entries- ایشِیائی adj (of, relating to or from Asia)
- ایشِیائی noun (person from Asia)
Uyghur
1 entries- ئاسىيالىق adj (of, relating to or from Asia)
Uzbek
2 entries- osiyolik adj (of, relating to or from Asia)
- osiyolik noun (person from Asia)
Vietnamese
4 entries- châu Á adj (of, relating to or from Asia)
- Á châu adj (of, relating to or from Asia)
- người châu Á noun (person from Asia)
- người Á châu noun (person from Asia)
Volapük
2 entries- Siyopik adj (of, relating to or from Asia)
- Siyopan noun (person from Asia)
Yiddish
1 entries- אַזיאַטיש adj (of, relating to or from Asia)
Zhuang
1 entries- Yacouh adj (of, relating to or from Asia)
Sample sentences
17 total sentences available.
The imports from Asian countries have expanded recently.
Source: tatoeba (71854)
I am interested in Asian history.
Source: tatoeba (71857)
Asian religions inspire him to create splendid sculptures.
Source: tatoeba (71859)
Showing 4 of 17 available sentences.
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