ασιατικός
asiatikós
The Greek word for asian is ασιατικός (asiatikós). It is also spelled ασιάτικος (asiátikos).
Meaning: of, relating to or from Asia (adj)
Ways to say it
| Greek | Romanization (Wiktionary) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| ασιατικός | asiatikós | |
| ασιάτικος | asiátikos | alternative form |
The adjective ασιατικός is used to describe things that are of, relating to or from Asia. To refer to a person from Asia, you would use nouns such as Ασιάτης for a man or Ασιάτισσα for a woman or the formal phrase Άτομο από την Ασία.
Which one should you use?
While ασιατικός is the adjective, Ασιάτης is the noun used to refer to an Asian person.
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective changes its ending based on the gender and number of the noun it describes: ασιατική is the feminine form, ασιατικό is the neuter form, ασιατικού is the genitive singular form and ασιατικών is the genitive plural form.
How do you pronounce it?
asiatikós
Did you know?
- The word Ασία comes from the ancient Greek name for the land east of the Aegean Sea, though its original meaning in early texts sometimes referred specifically to Lydia in modern Turkey.
- In ancient Greek literature, the term Ασία was often contrasted with Ευρώπη not as a geographical divide, but as a divide between 'barbarians' and Greeks.
- If you are discussing 'Asian' food in a Greek restaurant, you are more likely to hear people use the specific name of the cuisine, such as 'Chinese' or 'Japanese', rather than the adjective ασιατικός, which can sound overly formal or clinical.
Example sentences for Greek are not verified yet.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “asian” translations and entries ασιατικός, ασιάτικος, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
