asam

See also: asām, ašam, and ašām

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IndonesianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Malay asam.

AdjectiveEdit

asam

1. sour

   Synonyms: masam

NounEdit

asam

1. (chemistry) acid

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IrishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Middle Irish asum.

PronunciationEdit

• (Munster, Aran) IPA^(key): /ˈɑsˠəmˠ/
• (Connemara, Mayo, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈasˠəmˠ/

PronounEdit

asam (emphatic asamsa)

1. first-person singular of as

   Ní fhuair siad freagra asam. ― They didn’t get an answer from me.

Further readingEdit

• "asam" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “7 a” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
• M. L. Sjoestedt-Jonval, 1938, Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry, Paris: Librairie Ancienne Honoré Champion, p. 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.

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LatinEdit

NounEdit

āsam

1. accusative singular of āsa

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LatvianEdit

AdjectiveEdit

asam

1. dative singular masculine form of ass

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MalayEdit

EtymologyEdit

AdjectiveEdit

asam

1. sour

   Synonyms: masam

NounEdit

asam (plural asam-asam)

1. sour foods

   asam garam ― sour salted foods

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Scottish GaelicEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Middle Irish asum.

PronounEdit

asam (emphatic asamsa)

1. from me

   Cha d' fhuair iad freagairt asam. ― They didn't get an answer from me.

See alsoEdit

• prepositional pronoun

Further readingEdit

• “7 a” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.