"religious hermitage," 1900, from Sanskrit asramah, from a-, adnomial prefix (from PIE adverbial particle ē), + sramah "effort, toll, fatigue."
Ashkenazim
ashlar
Ashley
ashore
ash-pit
ashram
ash-tray
Ashura
ashy
Asia
Asiago
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