See also: Aslı and aslí

Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Malay asli, from Arabic أَصْلِيّ (ʔaṣliyy).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈasli]
  • Hyphenation: as‧li

Adjective

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asli

  1. original
    Antonyms: salinan, turunan
  2. pure
    Synonyms: tulen, murni
    Antonym: campuran
  3. native: Born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found; not foreign or imported.
    Antonym: peranakan
  4. nature: The innate characteristics of a thing. What something will tend by its own constitution, to be or do. Distinct from what might be expected or intended.

Noun

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asli (first-person possessive asliku, second-person possessive aslimu, third-person possessive aslinya)

  1. origin.
    Synonym: asal

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Malay

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Etymology

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From Arabic أَصْلِيّ (ʔaṣliyy). Doublet of asal and asali.

Adjective

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asli (Jawi spelling اصلي)

  1. Original or natural.
    Antonym: tiruan
    perisa aslioriginal flavour
    getah aslinatural rubber
  2. Indigenous or native to a place.
    Antonyms: asing, mendatang
    orang asliindigenous person

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Descendants

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  • Indonesian: asli
  • Ternate: asli (origin)

References

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  • Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “اصلي açli”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 10
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “اصلي asali”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 17
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “asli”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 50

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Ternate

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Malay asli (original), from Arabic أَصْلِيّ (ʔaṣliyy).

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Noun

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asli

  1. origin

References

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  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh, page 29

Turkish

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Etymology

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From Arabic أَصْلِيّ (ʔaṣliyy).

Adjective

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asli

  1. real, authentic, genuine