asuka

See also: Asuka and asu'ka

Guaraní

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish azúcar.

Noun

asuka

  1. sugar

Synonyms

Kaingang

Etymology

From Portuguese açúcar, from Arabic اَلسُّكَّر‎ (as-sukkar), from Persian شکر‎ (šakar), from Middle Persian 𐭱𐭪𐭥‎ (škʿ /⁠šakar⁠/), from Sanskrit शर्करा (śárkarā, “ground or candied sugar, originally meaning grit, gravel”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ (“gravel, boulder”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /açuka/, /aʃuka/

Noun

asuka

  1. sugar
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