asema

== Finnish == === Etymology === asea (“to place”) (obsolete) +‎ -ma === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑsemɑ/, [ˈɑ̝s̠e̞mɑ̝] Rhymes: -ɑsemɑ Syllabification(key): a‧se‧ma Hyphenation(key): ase‧ma === Noun === asema position, state, situation (status with regard to conditions and circumstances) Synonym: tilanne status (person’s position or standing relative to that of others) station (stopping place for transportation, especially ground transportation or air transportation) rautatieasema ― railway station linja-autoasema ― bus station lentoasema ― airport (radio, television) station (broadcasting entity) (military) position (location or place used by troops) perääntyä asemista ― to withdraw/retreat/pull back from positions konekivääriasema ― machine gun position (computing) drive (apparatus for reading and writing data, either integrated or not) (chess) position (full state of a chess game at any given turn) ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (status): status ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “asema”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 === Anagrams === saame, samea == Sranan Tongo == === Etymology === Possibly from Fon azema (“vampire”), equivalent to ase +‎ -man. Cf. Saramaccan azéma. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /asema/, [a̠sɪ̞ma̠], [ɑ̟se̝mɑ̟] === Noun === asema A vampire who has the appearance of an elderly person during the day and hides his or her skin at night when out for blood. === References ===