asam
See also: AsAm, asâm, asām, ašam, ašām, aṣām, āsām, and āṣām
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay asam, masam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləsəm.
- The sense “a chemical compound” is a semantic loan from Dutch zuur (“acid”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈasam/
- Hyphenation: asam
- Rhymes: -am
Adjective
asam (superlative terasam)
- Having an sour, acid, acidic, sharp or tangy taste.
- Synonym: masam
- (figuratively) sourfaced
- Synonyms: cemberut, masam
- Antonym: cerah
- (chemistry) acidic: of or pertaining to an acid.
Noun
asam (first-person possessive asamku, second-person possessive asammu, third-person possessive asamnya)
- tamarind (Tamarindus indica)
- the tree.
- the fruit of this tree; the pulp is used as spice in Asian cooking and in Worcestershire sauce.
- sour
- Synonym: masam
- (chemistry) acid
- any of a class of water-soluble compounds, having sour taste, that turn blue litmus red, and react with some metals to liberate hydrogen, and with bases to form salts.
- any compound that easily donates protons; a Brønsted acid
- any compound that can accept a pair of electrons to form a covalent bond; a Lewis acid
Alternative forms
- masam (Indonesian and Standard Malay)
- asem
Synonyms
- (chemistry): asid (Indonesian and Standard Malay)
Derived terms
- asaman
- asam-asaman
- keasaman
- mengasam
- mengasami
- mengasamkan
- pengasam
- pengasaman
- seasam
- terasam
- asam abietat
- asam alfalinolenat
- asam alginat
- asam amino
- asam apel
- asam arakidat
- asam arakidonat
- asam arang
- asam aromatik
- asam asetat
- asam asetil salisilat
- asam asiatik
- asam askorbat
- asam asparagina
- asam aspartat
- asam azelat
- asam belerang
- asam benzoat
- asam bongkrek
- asam butirat
- asam cekala
- asam cuka
- asam dehidroaskorbat
- asam deoksiribonukleat
- asam dikarboksilat
- asam dilinoleat
- asam dokosaheksanoat
- asam eikosanoat
- asam eikosapentanoat
- asam fenol
- asam fitat
- asam folat
- asam folik
- asam format
- asam fulvat
- asam galat
- asam gama linolenat
- asam garam
- asam gelugur
- asam glukonat
- asam glukoronat
- asam glutamat
- asam hialuronat
- asam hidrosianat
- asam hipoklorit
- asam humat
- asam humus
- asam indol asetat
- asam isovalerat
- asam jawa
- asam jengkolat
- asam kafeat
- asam kandis
- asam kaprilat
- asam kaproat
- asam karbamat
- asam karboksilat
- asam karminat
- asam kawak
- asam keranji
- asam klorida
- asam kumbang
- asam laktat
- asam lambung
- asam laurat
- asam lemak
- asam linoleat
- asam linoleat terkonjugasi
- asam malat
- asam metil malonat
- asam metoroat
- asam miristat
- asam nikotinat
- asam nitrat
- asam nitrit
- asam nukleat
- asam oksalat
- asam oktanoat
- asam oleat
- asam organik
- asam orotat
- asam palmitat
- asam pangamat
- asam pantotenat
- asam paraaminobenzoat
- asam pedas
- asam pikrat
- asam piruvat
- asam ribonukleat
- asam salisilat
- asam samak
- asam sarkolaktik
- asam selong
- asam sendawa
- asam serotat
- asam siloaskorbat
- asam sinamat
- asam sitrat
- asam stearat
- asam sterkulat
- asam suberat
- asam sulfat
- asam sunti
- asam tanat
- asam taurokolat
- asam tokoferonat
- asam urat
- asam ursolat
Further reading
- “asam” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish asum.
Pronunciation
- (Munster, Aran) IPA(key): /ˈɑsˠəmˠ/
- (Connemara, Mayo, Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈasˠəmˠ/
Pronoun
asam (emphatic asamsa)
- first-person singular of as
- Ní fhuair siad freagra asam. ― They didn’t get an answer from me.
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “asam”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “7 a”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1938) Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ancienne Honoré Champion, page 95
- Entries containing “asam” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “asam” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Latin
Noun
āsam
- accusative singular of āsa
Latvian
Adjective
asam
- dative singular masculine form of ass
Malay
Etymology
- From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləsəm.
Adjective
asam (Jawi spelling اسم)
- sour
- Synonym: masam
Noun
asam (Jawi spelling اسم, plural asam-asam, informal 1st possessive asamku, 2nd possessive asammu, 3rd possessive asamnya)
- sour foods
- asam garam ― sour salted foods
Descendants
- Indonesian: asam
- → Min Nan: 亞森／亚森 (a-som, “tamarind”)
Further reading
- “asam” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Portuguese
Verb
asam
- third-person plural present indicative of asar
Satawalese
Noun
asam
- door
References
- Kevin M. Roddy, A Sketch Grammar of Satawalese, The Language of Satawal Island, Yap State, Micronesia (2007)
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish asum. Cognates include Irish asam and Manx assym.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈas̪əm/
- Hyphenation: a‧sam
Pronoun
asam
- first-person singular of à: from me
- Cha d' fhuair iad freagairt asam. ― They didn't get an answer from me.
Inflection
| Personal inflection of à | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Person | Simple | Emphatic | ||||||
| Singular | 1st | asam | asamsa | ||||||
| 2nd | asad | asadsa | |||||||
| 3rd m | às | às-san | |||||||
| 3rd f | aiste | aistese | |||||||
| Plural | 1st | asainn | asainne | ||||||
| 2nd | asaibh | asaibhse | |||||||
| 3rd | asta | astasan | |||||||
References
- Colin Mark (2003), “à”, in The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 2
Tagalog
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: a‧sam
- IPA(key): /ʔaˈsam/, [ʔɐˈsam]
Noun
asám
- longing; eager anticipation
- Synonym: pananabik
Derived terms
- aasam-asamin
- asam-asamin
- asamin
- pag-asam
- umasam
Tausug
Noun
asam
- tamarind