Urak Lawoi'

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayic *asah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hasaq, from Proto-Austronesian *Sasaq (to sharpen; to whet). Cognate with Malay asah, Tagalog hasà, Fijian yaca.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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อาซะฮ (asah)

  1. to sharpen

Further reading

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  • Hogan, David W. (1988) Urak Lawoi': Basic Structures And Dictionary (Pacific Linguistics. Series C-109)‎[1], Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, The Australian National University, →ISBN, page 104