asal

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See also: Asal and asål

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish asar.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: a‧sal

Verb

asal

  1. to roast, especially a whole animal

Noun

asal

  1. roasting; the act by which something is roasted

Derived terms

Garo

Etymology

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Noun

asal

  1. manure

Indonesian

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Arabic أَصْل (ʔaṣl)bor.
    Malay asal
    Indonesian asal

    Inherited from Malay asal, borrowed from Arabic أَصْل (ʔaṣl). Doublet of asli

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈa.sal/
    • Rhymes: -sal
    • Hyphenation: a‧sal

    Noun

    asal

    1. origin
      1. the beginning of something
      2. the source of a river, information, goods, etc.

    Preposition

    asal

    1. if (on the condition that)
      Synonyms: asalkan, apabila, jika, kalau

    Adverb

    asal

    1. (uncommon) from the beginning; from the start
      Synonym: semula

    Adjective

    asal (colloquial)

    1. careless (not giving sufficient attention or thought, especially concerning the avoidance of harm or mistakes)

    Derived terms

    Further reading

    Irish

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

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

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    asal m (genitive singular asail, nominative plural asail)

    1. ass, donkey

    Declension

    Declension of asal (first declension)
    bare forms
    singular plural
    nominative asal asail
    vocative a asail a asala
    genitive asail asal
    dative asal asail
    forms with the definite article
    singular plural
    nominative an t-asal na hasail
    genitive an asail na n-asal
    dative leis an asal
    don asal     		leis na hasail

    Derived terms

    Mutation

    Mutated forms of asal
    radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
    asal n-asal hasal t-asal

    Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
    All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

    References

    1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, 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), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch , Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 11
    4. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 129, page 49

    Further reading

    Javanese

    Noun

    asal

    1. origin

    Malay

    Etymology

      Etymology tree
      Arabic أَصْل (ʔaṣl)bor.
      Malay asal

      Borrowed from Arabic أَصْل (ʔaṣl). doublet of asli. Sense of interrogation extended from conjunction with overlap from elision of apa pasal or apasal from apa (“what”) +‎ pasal (“cause, subject”).

      Noun

      asal (Jawi spelling اصل, plural asal-usul)

      1. origin, source
        Synonyms: pangkal, punca
      2. genealogy, descent, ancestry
        Synonyms: keturunan, salasilah, silsilah
      3. (colloquial) why
        Asal kau makan makanan aku?
        Why did you eat my food?

      Adjective

      asal (Jawi spelling اصل)

      1. original state or condition.
        Tulang buku tu saya dah baiki sedekat keadaan asalnya yang mungkin.
        I've fixed the book's spine as close to its original condition as possible.
      2. native, indigenous to a place.
        Orang asal tempat tu dah lama tuntut wang pampasan tanah adat, tapi berapa kali rayu pun kerajaan tak peduli.
        The natives have long asked for compensation over their customary lands, but the government don't even care a single plead.

      Derived terms

      Conjunction

      asal

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

      Descendants

      • Indonesian: asal
      • → Ternate: asal

      References

      • Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “اصلي açal”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 10
      • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “اصلي asal”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 17
      • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “asal”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 48

      Further reading

      Mansaka

      Noun

      asal

      1. ancestry; lineage

      Romani

      Alternative forms

      Etymology

        Etymology tree
        Sanskrit हस् (has)
        Sanskrit हसति (hasati)
        Prakrit 𑀳𑀲𑀇 (hasaï)
        Apabhramsa हसइ (hasaï)
        Romani asal

        Inherited from Apabhramsa हसइ (hasaï), from Prakrit 𑀳𑀲𑀇 (hasaï), from Sanskrit हसति (hásati). Cognate with Hindi हँसना (hãsnā).

        Verb

        asal

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

        References

        More information
        1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Boretzky, Norbert, Igla, Birgit (1994) “asál¹”, in Wörterbuch Romani-Deutsch-Englisch für den südosteuropäischen Raum : mit einer Grammatik der Dialektvarianten (in German), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISBN, page 11a
        2. ↑ 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
        3. ^ 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 (overall work in Hungarian and English), Budapest: Fővárosi Onkormányzat Cigány Ház--Romano Kher, →ISBN, page 65b
        4. ^ 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 (in Japanese), Tokyo: Hakusuisha, published 2021, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 146b

        Further reading

        Scottish Gaelic

        Alternative forms

        Etymology

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

        Pronunciation

        Noun

        asal m (genitive singular asail, plural asalan)

        1. donkey, ass

        Derived terms

        Mutation

        Mutation of asal
        radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
        asal n-asal h-asal t-asal

        Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
        All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

        Further reading

        Tagalog

        Etymology 1

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

        Pronunciation

        Noun

        asal (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐᜎ᜔)

        1. conduct; behavior
          Synonyms: gawi, kilos, ugali, asta
        2. (obsolete) custom
          Synonyms: gawi, kaugalian
        3. (obsolete) ancient rites and ceremonies
        4. (obsolete) skill that one has in something that he does
        5. (obsolete) maternal status
        Derived terms

        Etymology 2

        Borrowed from Early Modern Spanish asar (“roast”), from Latin assāre. Possible doublet of asar.

        Pronunciation

        Noun

        asál (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐᜎ᜔)

        1. (uncommon) roasting (of food, etc.)
          Synonyms: ihaw, letson, (Laguna, Batangas, Quezon) bangi
        2. (dialectal, Quezon) roasting of fish using a spit or skewer
        Derived terms
        See also

        Further reading

        • “asal”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
        • “asal”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
        • Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 51
        • Manuel, E. Arsenio (1971) A Lexicographic Study of Tayabas Tagalog of Quezon Province, Quezon City: Diliman Review, page 37
        • Trinidad Hermenegildo Pardo de Tavera (1887) El sanscrito en la lengua tagalog‎ (in Spanish), Paris: Imprimerie de la Faculté de Médecine, A. Davy, page 17
        • Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎ (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
        • San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎, La Noble Villa de Pila
          • page 80: “Aſar) Aſal (pc) coſa en algo”
          • page 197: “Coſtumbre) Aſal (pp) buena o mala”
          • page 407: “Maña) Aſal (pp) que tiene vno en algo que haze.”
          • page 533: “Ritos) Aſal (pp) y çeremonias antiguas”
          • page 604: “Vſo) Aſal (pp) y coſtumbre”

        Anagrams

        Ternate

        Etymology

          Etymology tree
          Arabic أَصْل (ʔaṣl)bor.
          Malay asalbor.
          Ternate asal

          Borrowed from Malay asal, borrowed from Arabic أَصْل (ʔaṣl).

          Pronunciation

          Noun

          asal

          1. origin

          References

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

          Turkish

          Adjective

          asal

          1. (chemistry) noble (gas)
          2. (linguistics) cardinal
          3. (mathematics) prime (number)

          Synonyms

          Uzbek

          Etymology

          Borrowed from Arabic عَسَل (ʕasal).

          Noun

          asal (plural asallar)

          1. honey

          West Makian

          Etymology

          From Indonesian asal, from Arabic أَصْل (ʔaṣl).

          Pronunciation

          Noun

          asal

          1. the contents or topic (of something)

          References

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