asim

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

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Central Philippine *qalsəm with elision of /l/, 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”). The sense “sex appeal” was attributed to be popularized by Madam Auring.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔasim/ [ˈʔa.sɪm]
  • Rhymes: -asim
  • Syllabification: a‧sim

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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