Inherited fromMalay asam ,masam , fromProto-Malayic *(ma-)hasəm , from earlier*ma-qalsəm , fromProto-Malayo-Polynesian *ma- +Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləsəm . The sense“ a chemical compound ” is asemantic loan fromDutch zuur ( “ acid ” ) .
asam
having asour ,acid ,acidic , sharp or tangy tasteSynonym: masam ( figurative ) sourfaced Synonyms: cemberut ,masam Antonym: cerah ( chemistry ) acidic ( of or pertaining to an acid ) asam (plural asam -asam )
tamarind (Tamarindus indica )sour Synonym: masam ( chemistry ) acid Synonym: ( formal, rare ) asid 2018 , Rizal H.,Bermula dari Makanan , PT Sandiarta Sukses, page47 :Ada yang kurang mudah tecerna, apabila makanan mengandung banyakasam , seperti buah yang belum masak. There are things that are less easy to digest, if the food contains a lot ofacid , such as unripe fruit. In Indonesian, there are three nearly identical terms ofasam ,asem , andmasam . The wordmasam is mainly used for sourfaced sense. In the Standard Malay, the prevalent terms ismasam with presence ofasam as alternative form. The Standard Malaymasam has similar senses as in Indonesia with exception of chemistry sense of acid which isasid in Standard Malay. Althoughasid is listed in Indonesian, it is rarely used.
FromMiddle Irish asum .
asam (emphatic asamsa )
first-person singular ofas Ní fhuair siad freagraasam . ―They didn’t get an answer from me. Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977 ) “asam ”, inFoclóir Gaeilge–Béarla , Dublin: An Gúm,→ISBN Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019 ), “7 a ”, ineDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language Sjoestedt, M. L. (1938 )Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Description of an Irish Dialect of Kerry ] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ancienne Honoré Champion, page95 de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959 ) “asam ”, inEnglish-Irish Dictionary , An Gúm“asam ”, inNew English-Irish Dictionary , Foras na Gaeilge,2013-2025 āsam
accusative singular ofāsa asam
dative masculine singular ofass FromProto-Malayic *(ma-)hasəm , from earlier*ma-qalsəm , fromProto-Malayo-Polynesian *ma- +Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləsəm .
asam (Jawi spelling اسم )
sour Synonym: masam asam (Jawi spelling اسم ,plural asam -asam ,informal 1st possessive asamku ,2nd possessive asammu ,3rd possessive asamnya )
sour foods asam garam ―sour salted foods Indonesian:asam → Min Nan:亞森 / 亚森 (a-som , “tamarind”)asam
third-person plural present indicative ofasar asam
door FromOld Irish asum . Cognates includeIrish asam andManx assym .
IPA (key ) : /ˈas̪əm/ Hyphenation:a‧sam Rhymes:-am asam
first-person singular ofà :from me Cha d' fhuair iad freagairtasam . ―They didn't get an answerfrom me . Colin Mark (2003 ) “à”, inThe Gaelic-English dictionary , London: Routledge,→ISBN , page 2asám (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐᜋ᜔ )
longing ;eager anticipation Synonym: pananabik ( Sinūgan Parianun ) IPA (key ) : /ʔasam/ [ʔɑˈsam] Rhymes:-am Syllabification:a‧sam asam (Sulat Sūg spelling اَسَمْ )
tamarind