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asam.

sour, acid, acidic, tangy

4 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈasam/Standard-Indonesian[ˈa.sam]Standard-Indonesian

  1. sour, acid, acidic, tangy

  2. sourfaced

    figuratively

  3. acidic (of or pertaining to an acid)

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay asam, masam, from Proto-Malayic *(ma-)hasəm, from earlier *ma-qalsəm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ma- + Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləsəm. The sense “a chemical compound” is a semantic loan from Dutch zuur (“acid”).

noun/ˈasam/Standard-Indonesian[ˈa.sam]Standard-Indonesian

  1. tamarind (Tamarindus indica)

    uncommon

  2. sour

  3. acid

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay asam, masam, from Proto-Malayic *(ma-)hasəm, from earlier *ma-qalsəm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ma- + Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləsəm. The sense “a chemical compound” is a semantic loan from Dutch zuur (“acid”).

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