asam
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Malay asam, masam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləsəm.
- The sense “a chemical compound” is a semantic loan from Dutch zuur (“acid”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
asam (superlative terasam)
- Having an sour, acid, acidic, sharp or tangy taste.
- Synonym: masam
- (figurative) sourfaced
- (chemistry) acidic: of or pertaining to an acid.
Noun edit
asam (plural asam-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
Usage notes edit
In Indonesian, there are three nearly identical terms of asam, asem, and masam. The word masam is mainly used for sourfaced sense. In the Standard Malay, the prevalent terms is masam with presence of asam as alternative form. The Standard Malay masam has similar senses as in Indonesia with exception of chemistry sense of acid which is asid in Standard Malay. Although asid is listed in Indonesian, it is rarely used.
Alternative forms edit
- masam (Indonesian and Standard Malay)
- asem
Synonyms edit
- (chemistry): asid (Indonesian and Standard Malay)
Derived terms edit
- 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 kuat
- asam kumbang
- asam laktat
- asam lambung
- asam laurat
- asam lemah
- 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 edit
- “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 edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Irish asum.
Pronunciation edit
Pronoun edit
asam (emphatic asamsa)
- first-person singular of as
- Ní fhuair siad freagra asam. ― They didn’t get an answer from me.
Further reading edit
- 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 edit
Noun edit
āsam
Latvian edit
Adjective edit
asam
Malay edit
Etymology edit
Adjective edit
asam (Jawi spelling اسم)
Noun edit
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 edit
Further reading edit
- “asam” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Portuguese edit
Verb edit
asam
Satawalese edit
Noun edit
asam
References edit
- Kevin M. Roddy, A Sketch Grammar of Satawalese, The Language of Satawal Island, Yap State, Micronesia (2007)
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish asum. Cognates include Irish asam and Manx assym.
Pronunciation edit
Pronoun edit
asam
- first-person singular of à: from me
- Cha d' fhuair iad freagairt asam. ― They didn't get an answer from me.
Inflection edit
Personal inflection of à | |||||||||
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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 edit
- Colin Mark (2003), “à”, in The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 2
Tagalog edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
asám
- longing; eager anticipation
- Synonym: pananabik
Derived terms edit
Tausug edit
Noun edit
asam