asal

See also: Asal and asål

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish asar.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: a‧sal

Verb

asal

to roast, especially a whole animal

Noun

asal

roasting; the act by which something is roasted

Derived terms

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:asal.

Garo

Etymology

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Noun

asal

manure

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay asal, from Classical Malay اصل (asal), from Arabic أَصْل (ʔaṣl).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈa.sal/
Rhymes: -sal, -al, -l
Hyphenation: a‧sal

Noun

asal (first-person possessive asalku, second-person possessive asalmu, third-person possessive asalnya)

source, origin

Derived terms

berasal (“originate from, come from”)
mengasalkan
asal usul

Adjective

asal

initial, native, original, ultimate

Conjunction

asal

as long as, only if, provided that, providing
Synonyms: asalkan, selama

Derived terms

asalkan

Adjective

asal

(colloquial) offhand; without sufficient thought or consideration
(colloquial) random

Irish

Alternative forms

aiseal

Etymology

From Middle Irish asal, from Latin asellus (“small or young donkey”).

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈɑsˠəl̪ˠ/
(Aran) IPA^(key): /ˈɑsˠəlˠ/
(Cois Fharraige, Mayo, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈasˠəlˠ/, /ˈasˠəl̪ˠ/

Noun

asal m (genitive singular asail, nominative plural asail)

ass, donkey

Declension

Declension of asal

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	asal	asail
Vocative	a asail	a asala
Genitive	asail	asal
Dative	asal	asail

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an t-asal	na hasail
Genitive	an asail	na n-asal
Dative	leis an asal don asal	leis na hasail

Archaic dative plural: asalaibh

Derived terms

láir asail (“she-ass”)
searrach asail (“donkey’s foal”)
stail asail (“jackass”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
asal	n-asal	hasal	t-asal
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “asal”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 184, page 92
^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 11
^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 129, page 49

Javanese

Noun

asal

origin

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic أَصْل (ʔaṣl). Sense of interrogation also from overlap with elision of apa pasal or apasal from apa (“what”) +‎ pasal (“cause, subject”).

Noun

asal (Jawi spelling اصل, plural asal-asal, informal 1st possessive asalku, 2nd possessive asalmu, 3rd possessive asalnya)

origin, source
genealogy, descent, ancestry
(colloquial) why
Asal kau makan makanan aku?
Why did you eat my food?

Derived terms

berasal

Descendants

Indonesian: asal
→ Ternate: asal

Mansaka

Noun

asal

ancestry; lineage

Romani

Alternative forms

assal

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀳𑀲𑀤𑀺 (hasadi), from Sanskrit हसति (hasati). Cognate with Hindi हँसना (hãsnā).

Verb

asal

(intransitive) to laugh
Sosqe asan manθar? ― Why are they laughing at me?

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Boretzky, Norbert, Igla, Birgit (1994) “asál¹”, in Wörterbuch Romani-Deutsch-Englisch für den südosteuropäischen Raum : mit einer Grammatik der Dialektvarianten [Romani-German-English dictionary for the Southern European region] (in German), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISBN, page 11a
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Yaron Matras (2002) “Historical and linguistic origins”, in Romani: A Linguistic Introduction‎, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 27, 36, 40
^ Marcel Courthiade (2009) “as/al, -àndilo¹ ÷ -àndilǎs¹ ≈ àjas²³”, in Melinda Rézműves, editor, Morri angluni rromane ćhibǎqi evroputni lavustik = Első rromani nyelvű európai szótáram : cigány, magyar, angol, francia, spanyol, német, ukrán, román, horvát, szlovák, görög [My First European-Romani Dictionary: Romani, Hungarian, English, French, Spanish, German, Ukrainian, Romanian, Croatian, Slovak, Greek] (overall work in Hungarian and English), Budapest: Fővárosi Onkormányzat Cigány Ház--Romano Kher, →ISBN, page 65b
^ Yūsuke Sumi (2018) “asal (asanilǎs / asandǎs)”, in ニューエクスプレスプラス　ロマ（ジプシー）語 [New Express Plus Romani (Gypsy)] (in Japanese), Tokyo: Hakusuisha, published 2021, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 146b

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

aiseal

Etymology

From Middle Irish asal, from Latin asellus (“small or young donkey”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈas̪al̪ˠ/

Noun

asal m (genitive singular asail, plural asalan)

donkey, ass

Derived terms

asal-stiallach (“zebra”)

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
asal	n-asal	h-asal	t-asal
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit आचार (ācāra, “conduct; custom; practice”). Compare Malay cara.

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔasal/,
Rhymes: -asal
Syllabification: a‧sal

Noun

asal (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐᜎ᜔)

conduct; behavior
Synonyms: gawi, kilos, ugali, asta
(obsolete) custom
Synonyms: gawi, kaugalian
(obsolete) ancient rites and ceremonies
(obsolete) skill that one has in something that he does
(obsolete) maternal status

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Early borrowing from Spanish asar (“roast”). Possible doublet of asar.

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈsal/,
Rhymes: -al
Syllabification: a‧sal

Noun

asál (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐᜎ᜔)

(now dialectal, uncommon) roasting (of food, etc.)
Synonyms: ihaw, letson, (Batangas) bangi

Derived terms

Ternate

Etymology

From Malay asal, from Arabic أَصْل (ʔaṣl).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):

Noun

asal

origin

References

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

Turkish

Adjective

asal

Synonyms

esasi

Uzbek

Etymology

From Arabic عَسَل (ʕasal).

Noun

asal (plural asallar)

honey

West Makian

Etymology

From Indonesian asal, from Arabic أَصْل (ʔaṣl).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈa.s̪al̪/

Noun

asal

the contents or topic (of something)

References

Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎, Pacific linguistics

[1] G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “asal”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

[2] Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 184, page 92

[3] Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 11

[4] Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 129, page 49

[bi-5] 1.0 ^1.1 Boretzky, Norbert, Igla, Birgit (1994) “asál¹”, in Wörterbuch Romani-Deutsch-Englisch für den südosteuropäischen Raum : mit einer Grammatik der Dialektvarianten [Romani-German-English dictionary for the Southern European region] (in German), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISBN, page 11a

[m-6] 2.0 ^2.1 Yaron Matras (2002) “Historical and linguistic origins”, in Romani: A Linguistic Introduction‎, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 27, 36, 40

[7] Marcel Courthiade (2009) “as/al, -àndilo¹ ÷ -àndilǎs¹ ≈ àjas²³”, in Melinda Rézműves, editor, Morri angluni rromane ćhibǎqi evroputni lavustik = Első rromani nyelvű európai szótáram : cigány, magyar, angol, francia, spanyol, német, ukrán, román, horvát, szlovák, görög [My First European-Romani Dictionary: Romani, Hungarian, English, French, Spanish, German, Ukrainian, Romanian, Croatian, Slovak, Greek] (overall work in Hungarian and English), Budapest: Fővárosi Onkormányzat Cigány Ház--Romano Kher, →ISBN, page 65b

[8] Yūsuke Sumi (2018) “asal (asanilǎs / asandǎs)”, in ニューエクスプレスプラス　ロマ（ジプシー）語 [New Express Plus Romani (Gypsy)] (in Japanese), Tokyo: Hakusuisha, published 2021, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 146b

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