Iași

== English == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Iași. === Proper noun === Iași Alternative spelling of Iasi: a city and county of Romania. == Romanian == === Alternative forms === Iașii — 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /jaʃʲ/ === Proper noun === Iași m pl or m Iasi (a city in Iași County, Moldavia, in northeastern Romania) a county of Romania === See also ===