asap

See also: ASAP

English

Adverb

asap (not comparable)

1. Alternative spelling of ASAP.
   • 2023, Stephen Buoro, The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa, Bloomsbury Circus, page 17:

     I feel the impatience in her voice, the desire to sell all her stuff asap and return home.

Anagrams

• AAPS, AAPs, APAs, PAAs, PaaS, sapa

Banjarese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *(h)asəp, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *(h)asəp, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *(h)asəp, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qasəb, from Proto-Austronesian *qasəb.

Noun

asap

1. smoke (visible particles and vapour given off by burning material)

Brunei Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *(h)asəp (compare Malay asap), from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *(h)asəp, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *(h)asəp, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qasəb, from Proto-Austronesian *qasəb.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /asap/
• Hyphenation: a‧sap

Noun

asap

1. smoke (visible particles and vapour given off by burning material)

Finnish

Alternative forms

• ASAP

Etymology

Borrowed from English asap.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑsɑp/, [ˈɑ̝s̠ɑ̝p]
• Rhymes: -ɑsɑp
• Syllabification^(key): a‧sap

Adverb

asap (not comparable) (colloquial)

1. (jargon) as soon as possible, ASAP

   Saanko tämän asap?

   Can I get this asap?

2. immediately, right away

   Synonyms: heti, välittömästi

Anagrams

• aspa, sapa

Iban

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *(h)asəp, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *(h)asəp, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *(h)asəp, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qasəb, from Proto-Austronesian *qasəb.

Noun

asap

1. smoke (visible particles and vapour given off by burning material)

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay asap.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈasap/ [ˈa.sap]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -asap
• Syllabification: a‧sap

Noun

asap (first-person possessive asapku, second-person possessive asapmu, third-person possessive asapnya)

1. smoke

Jarai

Etymology

From Proto-Chamic [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *(h)asəp, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *(h)asəp, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qasəb, from Proto-Austronesian *qasəb.

Noun

asap

1. smoke (visible particles and vapour given off by burning material)

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *(h)asəp, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *(h)asəp, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *(h)asəp, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qasəb, from Proto-Austronesian *qasəb.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /asap/
• Rhymes: -asap, -sap, -ap

Noun

asap (Jawi spelling اسڤ, plural asap-asap, informal 1st possessive asapku, 2nd possessive asapmu, 3rd possessive asapnya)

1. smoke (visible particles and vapour given off by burning material)

Further reading

• “asap” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Polish

Alternative forms

• ASAP

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English asap.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.sap/
• Rhymes: -asap
• Syllabification: a‧sap

Adverb

asap (not comparable)

1. (colloquial) ASAP

   Synonym: jak najszybciej

Further reading

• asap in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• asap in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Rade

Etymology

From Proto-Chamic [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *(h)asəp, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *(h)asəp, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qasəb, from Proto-Austronesian *qasəb.

Noun

asap

1. smoke (visible particles and vapour given off by burning material)

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• hasap

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay asap, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asəp.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈsap/ [ʔɐˈsap̚], /ˈʔasap/ [ˈʔaː.sɐp̚]
• Rhymes: -ap, -asap
• Syllabification: a‧sap

Noun

asáp or asap (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐᜉ᜔)

1. irritation in the eye caused by smoke
2. smoke; fume

Derived terms

• asapan

Further reading

• “asap”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*asep”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Anagrams

• sapa, pasa