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Acehnese
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ma-qalesem (“sour”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /masam/
Adjective
masam
- (taste) sour
Eastern Durango Nahuatl
Noun
masam
- plural of masat
Iban
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ma-qalesem (“sour”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
masam
- sour
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay masam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ma-qaləsəm.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmasam/
- Hyphenation: ma‧sam
- Rhymes: -am
Adjective
masam (superlative termasam)
- Having a sour, acid, acidic, sharp or tangy taste.
- Synonym: asam
- (figurative) sourfaced
- Synonyms: asam, cemberut
- Antonyms: cerah, ramah
- asam (Standard Indonesian)
- masam (Standard Malay)
Derived terms
Further reading
Lacandon
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
masam
- acocil (Cambarellus montezumae)
References
- Baer, Phillip, Baer, Mary, Chan Kꞌin, Manuel, Chan Kꞌin, Antonio (2018) Diccionaro maya lacandón (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 51) (in Spanish), Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 139
Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ma-qalesem (“sour”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
masam (Jawi spelling ماسم)
- sour
Romanian
Pronunciation
Verb
masam
- first-person singular/plural imperfect indicative of masa
Turkish
Noun
masam
- first-person singular possessive of masa