asim

See also: asím, asīm, Asım, aşım, and a sim

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Central Philippine *qalsəm, from Proto-Philippine *qalsəm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləsəm. Compare Kapampangan aslam, Bikol Central alsom, Aklanon aslom, Cebuano aslom, Ilocano alsem, Limos Kalinga alsom (“pomelo”), Malay asam, Maranao asem, Tausug asam (“tamarind”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: a‧sim
  • IPA(key): /ˈʔasim/, [ˈʔa.sɪm]

Noun

asim (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐᜒᜋ᜔)

  1. sourness
  2. acidity
  3. (figuratively, colloquial) sex appeal (especially of a woman of age)

Derived terms

See also

Further reading
  • “asim”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen (2010–), “*qalesem”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
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