asai

See also: Asai, asái, and ašai

Iban

Verb

asai

1. to feel

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.sai̯/
• Rhymes: -sai̯
• Hyphenation: a‧sai

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay asai.

Noun

asai (plural asai-asai, first-person possessive asaiku, second-person possessive asaimu, third-person possessive asainya)

1. (zoology) powder-post beetle

   Synonyms: bubuk, teter

Adjective

asai

1. withered

   Synonym: lapuk

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English assay, from Middle English assay (noun) and assayen (verb), from Anglo-Norman assai (noun) and Anglo-Norman assaier (verb), from Old French essai. Doublet of esai.

Noun

asai (plural asai-asai, first-person possessive asaiku, second-person possessive asaimu, third-person possessive asainya)

1. (biochemistry) assay: the qualitative or quantitative chemical analysis of something.

Synonyms

• cerakin (Standard Malay)
• esai

Further reading

• “asai” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Japanese

Romanization

asai

1. Rōmaji transcription of あさい

Latvian

Adjective

asai

1. dative singular feminine of ass

Portuguese

Verb

asai

1. second-person plural imperative of asar