asim
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Central Philippine *qalsəm with elision of /l/, from Proto-Philippine *qalsəm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləsəm. Compare Kapampangan aslam, Bikol Central alsom, Aklanon aslom, Cebuano aslom, Ilocano alsem, Limos Kalinga alsom (“pomelo”), Malay asam, Maranao asem, Tausug asam (“tamarind”). The sense “sex appeal” was attributed to be popularized by Madam Auring.
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔasim/, [ˈʔa.sɪm]
- Rhymes: -asim
- Syllabification: a‧sim
Noun edit
asim (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐᜒᜋ᜔)
- sourness
- acidity
- (figuratively, colloquial) sex appeal (especially of a woman of age)