"Iași" meaning in Romanian

See Iași in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /jaʃʲ/ Audio: Ro-Iași.ogg Forms: Iașii [alternative, obsolete]
Etymology: Uncertain. Probably from Kipchak yaasi (“archers”), from yaa (“bow”), from Proto-Turkic *yā(y) (“bow”). Early in the 20th century, a link to the ancient Iazyges has been proposed, the Roman name of an ancient Sarmatian tribe that once lived in the area, or from a tribe of Alans known as the Jassi. Etymology templates: {{unc|ro}} Uncertain, {{bor|ro|qwm|yaasi|t=archers}} Kipchak yaasi (“archers”), {{der|ro|trk-pro|*yā(y)|t=bow}} Proto-Turkic *yā(y) (“bow”) Head templates: {{head|ro|proper noun|||||g=m-p|g2=m|head=}} Iași m pl or m, {{ro-proper noun|m-p|g2=m}} Iași m pl or m
  1. Iasi (a city in Iași County, Moldavia, in northeastern Romania) Tags: masculine, plural, singular Categories (place): Cities in Iași County, Romania, Cities in Romania, Places in Iași County, Romania, Places in Romania
    Sense id: en-Iași-ro-name-oiaVYpDW
  2. a county of Romania. Tags: masculine, plural, singular Categories (place): Counties of Romania, Places in Romania
    Sense id: en-Iași-ro-name-8vXfW4aN Categories (other): Iași County, Romania, Romanian entries with incorrect language header, Romanian pluralia tantum Disambiguation of Romanian entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of Romanian pluralia tantum: 35 65
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Alternative forms

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