asinan

Hiligaynon

Noun

asínan

1. salt mine

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed asin (“salty”) +‎ -an, from Malay asinan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈasɪnan/
• Hyphenation: asin‧an
• Rhymes: -an, -n

Noun

asinan (plural asinan-asinan, first-person possessive asinanku, second-person possessive asinanmu, third-person possessive asinannya)

1. salted pickles

Further reading

• “asinan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Maranao

Etymology

asin +‎ -an

Noun

asinan

1. salt pan

References

• A Maranao Dictionary, by Howard P. McKaughan and Batua A. Macaraya