"asam" meaning in Malay

See asam in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: اسم [Jawi]
Etymology: From Proto-Malayic *(ma-)hasəm, from earlier *ma-qalsəm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ma- + Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləsəm. Etymology templates: {{inh|ms|poz-mly-pro|*(ma-)hasəm}} Proto-Malayic *(ma-)hasəm, {{der|ms|poz-pro|*ma-}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ma-, {{inh|ms|poz-pro|*qaləsəm}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləsəm Head templates: {{ms-adj|j=اسم}} asam (Jawi spelling اسم)
  1. sour Synonyms: masam
    Sense id: en-asam-ms-adj-DUJoWR14 Categories (other): Taste Disambiguation of Taste: 75 25

Noun

Forms: اسم [Jawi], asam-asam [plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Malayic *(ma-)hasəm, from earlier *ma-qalsəm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ma- + Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləsəm. Etymology templates: {{inh|ms|poz-mly-pro|*(ma-)hasəm}} Proto-Malayic *(ma-)hasəm, {{der|ms|poz-pro|*ma-}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ma-, {{inh|ms|poz-pro|*qaləsəm}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləsəm Head templates: {{ms-noun|j=اسم}} asam (Jawi spelling اسم, plural asam-asam)
  1. sour foods
    Sense id: en-asam-ms-noun-OY2wkEV~ Categories (other): Pages with 10 entries, Pages with entries, Malay entries with incorrect language header, Food and drink Disambiguation of Pages with 10 entries: 9 25 8 24 2 9 0 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 27 7 25 1 8 0 24 Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of Food and drink: 0 100

Alternative forms

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