# translation wanted - european language **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [April 23, 2003, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/translation-wanted-european-language/170552 "2003-04-23T09:53:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Aankh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ebca7d/32.png) [@Aankh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aankh)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2003, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/translation-wanted-european-language/170552/1 "2003-04-23T09:53:01Z")
I have a rather bizarre problem. My username ‘aasna’ (which I also use on ICQ) seems to attract a lot of males, all with requests for sex-chat. What is strange is, they’re mostly from Slovakia. Some from places like Ukraine or Lithuania. All central or eastern Europe. _Never_ anywhere else. Since I haven’t specified _any_ personal details in my icq user info that might prove to be a draw for horny Slovakians, the only possible reason I can think of why they might accost me in large numbers is that my userid ‘aasna’ means something rude. If anyone can provide me with a translation, I’d be very grateful. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2003, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/translation-wanted-european-language/170552/2 "2003-04-23T10:07:31Z")
I think Aasna is just an eastern European name/surname, perhaps these people simply think you will speak their language or live (relatively)nearby. ---
**Author:** ![trabi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecae2f/32.png) [@trabi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/trabi)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2003, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/translation-wanted-european-language/170552/3 "2003-04-23T10:12:11Z")
Don’t know what it means, but one way to reduce the amount of sex pests on ICQ (especially if you are female) is to set your age to over 60 years. I don’t use ICQ myself, but a friend of mine who does says that this works. ---
**Author:** ![Tomcat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Tomcat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tomcat)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2003, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/translation-wanted-european-language/170552/4 "2003-04-23T10:13:13Z")
I don’t recognize it as a Czech word, which is very similar to Slovak. I think it might be a last name, so **Mangetout** could be correct. -Tcat ---
**Author:** ![Iteki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/eada6e/32.png) [@Iteki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iteki)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2003, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/translation-wanted-european-language/170552/5 "2003-04-23T10:40:41Z")
I noticed it the first time you posted. When you don’t have access to the Å letter, you can use a douple a instead, aa. Your nick just about yells “donkey” to at least a swede, and possibly other scandinavians. Maybe they tgink you are a guy? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Iteki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/eada6e/32.png) [@Iteki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iteki)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2003, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/translation-wanted-european-language/170552/6 "2003-04-23T10:43:57Z")
FTR, googling for it shows it to be, if not a common, at least and existing Estonian surname. ---
**Author:** ![Aankh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ebca7d/32.png) [@Aankh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aankh)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2003, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/translation-wanted-european-language/170552/7 "2003-04-23T10:52:31Z")
‘aasna’ means ‘donkey’? **DONKEY?!!!** _utterly horrified and distraught_ it’s supposed to mean ‘reaching high’ or ‘hope’ (loose translation)! donkey?! grumble mumble…danged swedes…mumble… i’ll be taking your advice, **trabi**. and **iteki** , you just wait. you’re going to be immortalised in a sig henceforth. ---
**Author:** ![Floater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/dc4da7/32.png) [@Floater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Floater)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2003, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/translation-wanted-european-language/170552/8 "2003-04-23T10:56:05Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Iteki \* > I noticed it the first time you posted. And so did I. > [@](#): > > Your nick just about yells “donkey” to at least a swede I definitely second that. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Aankh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ebca7d/32.png) [@Aankh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aankh)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2003, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/translation-wanted-european-language/170552/9 "2003-04-23T11:05:32Z")
you know, my userID was once voted the most musical nick on an asian BB i belonged to. but now? now, i’m scarred for life. ☹ oh well, such is life. one day you’re hope, the next day, you’re an ass. ---
**Author:** ![yo\_han\_go](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yo_han_go/32/130_2.png) [@yo\_han\_go](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yo_han_go)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2003, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/translation-wanted-european-language/170552/10 "2003-04-23T12:21:29Z")
Well, it close to Jasna, which is common east european female first name… So your nick could be, some would think, of horny EE girl who wants to be rammed in the ass… :eek: ---
**Author:** ![gouda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c77e96/32.png) [@gouda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gouda)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2003, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/translation-wanted-european-language/170552/11 "2003-04-23T13:01:17Z")
I noticed your name too. And if I’m not mistaken, aasna means something in Hindi too. I just don’t know what exactly… am trying to find out though, from friends who are more literate in my mother tongue than I am :o ---
**Author:** ![Nichol\_storm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Nichol\_storm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nichol_storm)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2003, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/translation-wanted-european-language/170552/12 "2003-04-23T13:54:43Z")
I did a [Google search](http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=aasna) and found a lot of pages that appear to be in Finnish (?!) that include “aasna”. It’s also a city in India. Maybe it means “sexy beast” in Finnish or something. Keep hope alive! .:Nichol:. ---
**Author:** ![Iteki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/eada6e/32.png) [@Iteki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iteki)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2003, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/translation-wanted-european-language/170552/13 "2003-04-23T14:00:43Z")
This finnish pages are written in Swedish, which is one of their official languages. Forgot to mention earlier, that Åsna, or Aasne (with an e), is a norweigen girls name, for example Åsne Seierstad who has been doing the scandinavian reporting from Irak. ---
**Author:** ![Aankh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ebca7d/32.png) [@Aankh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aankh)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2003, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/translation-wanted-european-language/170552/14 "2003-04-23T14:31:56Z")
**gouda** , i would definitely appreciate a hindi translation. please do ask someone! **Nichol** , with all the swedes and slovaks chasing me, the last thing i need is for the fins to join the party! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Barks\_dog\_food](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c68b51/32.png) [@Barks\_dog\_food](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barks_dog_food)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2003, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/translation-wanted-european-language/170552/15 "2003-04-23T14:37:45Z")
Not a very common name in Norway. About 500 Åsne and 100 Aasne. No Aasna or Åsna. ---
**Author:** ![Dragonblink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Dragonblink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragonblink)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2003, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/translation-wanted-european-language/170552/16 "2003-04-23T15:24:12Z")
I don’t think most the sex-seeking males on ICQ even look at your name. Or even your profile, aside from possibly checking to see if you’re female. There’s just a lot of horny losers on ICQ (this is not to say everyone on ICQ is a horny loser – just that in a sample size that large there’s gonna be a significant number). I get that kinda stuff in all sorts of languages on ICQ. Some of it, especially the messages in Portuguese and Italian, might be because they see the name Renata, which is not so common in English as it is in some of the romance languages. But that doesn’t account for the zillions of other languages and poorly-typed English variations on “hi u wnat sex chatt???” I get. There’s a reason I set ICQ to only accept messages from people on my contact list. ---
**Author:** ![chukhung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e79b87/32.png) [@chukhung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chukhung)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2003, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/translation-wanted-european-language/170552/17 "2003-04-23T16:13:54Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by aasna \* > **gouda, i would definitely appreciate a hindi translation. please do ask someone!** “_Asna_” is the common name in parts of India for the East Indian Laurel tree (_Terminalia alata_ or sometimes _Terminalia tomentosa_). There’s more information about this timber here, [http://www.iswonline.com/wwp/wom/indianlaurel.shtml](http://www.iswonline.com/wwp/wom/indianlaurel.shtml). I think “_aasna_” is a Sanskrit(?) word used in Yoga. (But I’ve also seen _asna_ and _asana_ used in this context as well, so I’m not sure what the correct transliteration of this term is.) This site, [http://www.hindu-mythology.com/html/divine\_sages.htm](http://www.hindu-mythology.com/html/divine_sages.htm) says > [@](#): > > Aasna: are yogic postures which, when practiced, steady the mind the for concentration and discipline the body. Do any of the ICQ pervs think you’re especially flexible or something? ---
**Author:** ![Aankh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ebca7d/32.png) [@Aankh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aankh)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/translation-wanted-european-language/170552/18 "2003-04-24T00:54:18Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by chukhung \* > \*\*I think “_aasna_” is a Sanskrit(?) word used in Yoga. (But I’ve also seen _asna_ and _asana_ used in this context as well, so I’m not sure what the correct transliteration of this term is.) This site, [http://www.hindu-mythology.com/html/divine\_sages.htm](http://www.hindu-mythology.com/html/divine_sages.htm) saysDo any of the ICQ pervs think you’re especially flexible or something? \*\* i am aware that ‘asana’ means yogic posture. ‘aasna’, i _think_, refers more to something like concentration for the sake of reaching a higher goal. i’m not quite sure how to put it. clarification would be good. ---
**Author:** ![gouda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c77e96/32.png) [@gouda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gouda)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2003, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/translation-wanted-european-language/170552/19 "2003-04-27T03:27:47Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by aasna \* > \*\*… ‘aasna’, i _think_, refers more to something like concentration for the sake of reaching a higher goal. i’m not quite sure how to put it. clarification would be good. \*\* Bingo - this is exactly what my more literate-in-hindi-than-me friends had to say. They aren’t literate enough to provide a proper definition though 🙂 I have to admit though, to me, your name does have a certain sensual _je ne sais quoi_ to it. So maybe those horny Slovaks were on to something after all 😃 So how about some of them personal details then, eh? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Aankh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ebca7d/32.png) [@Aankh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aankh)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2003, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/translation-wanted-european-language/170552/20 "2003-04-27T04:43:17Z")
thank goodness. i thought i was losing my hindi. and sensual _je ne sais quoi_, huh? wanna meet? _wink wink_ [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/translation-wanted-european-language/170552.md?page=2)