masam

See also: maşam, māsām, mäsám, masăm, and Masam

Acehnese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ma-qalesem (“sour”).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /masam/

Adjective

masam

  1. (taste) sour

Eastern Durango Nahuatl

Noun

masam

  1. plural of masat

Iban

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ma-qalesem (“sour”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈmasam]
  • Hyphenation: ma‧sam
  • Rhymes: -asam

Adjective

masam

  1. 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)

  1. Having an sour, acid, acidic, sharp or tangy taste.
    Synonym: asam
  2. (figurative) sourfaced
    Synonyms: asam, cemberut
    Antonyms: cerah, ramah

Alternative forms
  • asam (Standard Indonesian)
  • masam (Standard Malay)

Derived terms
  • kemasam-masaman
  • memasam

Further reading

Lacandon

Etymology

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Noun

masam

  1. 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
  • Rhymes: -am

Adjective

masam (Jawi spelling ماسم)

  1. sour

Alternative forms

Romanian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [maˈsam]

Verb

masam

  1. first-person singular/plural imperfect indicative of masa

Turkish

Noun

masam

  1. first-person singular possessive of masa
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