asal
التعريفات والمعاني
== Cebuano ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Spanish asar.
=== Pronunciation ===
Hyphenation: a‧sal
=== Verb ===
asal
to roast, especially a whole animal
=== Noun ===
asal
roasting; the act by which something is roasted
=== Derived terms ===
aslanan
aslonon
inasal
mangasalay
== Garo ==
=== Etymology ===
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
=== Noun ===
asal
manure
== Indonesian ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Malay asal, borrowed from Arabic أَصْل (ʔaṣl). Doublet of asli
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈa.sal/
Rhymes: -sal
Hyphenation: a‧sal
=== Noun ===
asal
origin
the beginning of something
the source of a river, information, goods, etc.
=== Preposition ===
asal
if (on the condition that)
Synonyms: asalkan, apabila, jika, kalau
=== Adverb ===
asal
(uncommon) from the beginning; from the start
Synonym: semula
=== Adjective ===
asal (colloquial)
careless (not giving sufficient attention or thought, especially concerning the avoidance of harm or mistakes)
==== Derived terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“asal”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
== Irish ==
=== Alternative forms ===
aiseal
=== Etymology ===
From Middle Irish asal, from Latin asellus (“small or young donkey”).
=== Pronunciation ===
(Munster) IPA(key): /ˈɑsˠəl̪ˠ/
(Aran) IPA(key): /ˈɑsˠəlˠ/
(Cois Fharraige, Mayo, Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈasˠəlˠ/, /ˈasˠəl̪ˠ/
=== Noun ===
asal m (genitive singular asail, nominative plural asail)
ass, donkey
==== Declension ====
Archaic dative plural: asalaibh
==== Derived terms ====
láir asail (“she-ass”)
searrach asail (“donkey’s foal”)
stail asail (“jackass”)
=== Mutation ===
=== References ===
=== Further reading ===
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “asal”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “asal”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 42
de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “asal”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
“asal”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026
== Javanese ==
=== Noun ===
asal
origin
== Malay ==
=== Etymology 1 ===
Borrowed from Arabic أَصْل (ʔaṣl). doublet of asli. Sense of interrogation extended from conjunction with overlap from elision of apa pasal or apasal from apa (“what”) + pasal (“cause, subject”).
==== Noun ====
asal (Jawi spelling اصل, plural asal-usul)
origin, source
Synonyms: pangkal, punca
genealogy, descent, ancestry
Synonyms: keturunan, salasilah, silsilah
(colloquial) why
==== Adjective ====
asal (Jawi spelling اصل, comparative lebih asal, superlative paling asal)
original state or condition.
native, indigenous to a place.
===== Derived terms =====
berasal
asali
asalkan
===== Related terms =====
asli
==== Conjunction ====
asal
as long as, only if, provided that, providing
Synonyms: asalkan, selagi, selama
===== Descendants =====
Indonesian: asal
→ Ternate: asal
=== Etymology 2 ===
Syncopic form of apasal or apesal, or contraction of apa pasal.
==== Adverb ====
asal
(colloquial) alternative form of apa pasal
Alternative forms: sal (apheresis), asl (abbreviation)
=== References ===
Pijnappel, Jan (1875), “اصلي açal”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 10
Wilkinson, Richard James (1901), “اصلي asal”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 17
Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “asal”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 48
=== Further reading ===
"asal" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
== Mansaka ==
=== Noun ===
asal
ancestry; lineage
== Romani ==
=== Alternative forms ===
assal, hasal
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Apabhramsa हसइ (hasaï), from Prakrit 𑀳𑀲𑀇 (hasaï), from Sanskrit हसति (hásati). Cognate with Hindi हँसना (hãsnā).
=== Verb ===
asal
(intransitive) to laugh
Sosqe asan manθar? ― Why are they laughing at me?
=== References ===
=== Further reading ===
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “hásati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 811
== Scottish Gaelic ==
=== Alternative forms ===
aiseal
=== Etymology ===
From Middle Irish asal, from Latin asellus (“small or young donkey”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈas̪al̪ˠ/
=== Noun ===
asal m (genitive singular asail, plural asalan)
donkey, ass
==== Derived terms ====
asal-stiallach (“zebra”)
=== Mutation ===
=== Further reading ===
Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “asal”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
== Tagalog ==
=== Etymology 1 ===
Borrowed from Sanskrit आचार (ācāra, “conduct; custom; practice”). Compare Malay cara.
==== Pronunciation ====
(Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔasal/ [ˈʔaː.sɐl]
Rhymes: -asal
Syllabification: a‧sal
==== Noun ====
asal (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐᜎ᜔)
conduct; behavior
Synonyms: gawi, kilos, ugali, asta
(obsolete) custom
Synonyms: gawi, kaugalian
(obsolete) ancient rites and ceremonies
(obsolete) skill that one has in something that he does
(obsolete) maternal status
===== Derived terms =====
===== See also =====
=== Etymology 2 ===
Borrowed from Early Modern Spanish asar (“roast”), from Latin assāre. Possible doublet of asar.
==== Pronunciation ====
(Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˈsal/ [ʔɐˈsal]
Rhymes: -al
Syllabification: a‧sal
==== Noun ====
asál (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐᜎ᜔)
(uncommon) roasting (of food, etc.)
Synonyms: ihaw, letson, (Laguna, Batangas, Quezon) bangi
(dialectal, Quezon) roasting of fish using a spit or skewer
===== Derived terms =====
===== Related terms =====
===== See also =====
=== Further reading ===
“asal”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
“asal”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016), Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 51
Manuel, E. Arsenio (1971), A Lexicographic Study of Tayabas Tagalog of Quezon Province, Quezon City: Diliman Review, page 37
Trinidad Hermenegildo Pardo de Tavera (1887), El sanscrito en la lengua tagalog[2] (in Spanish), Paris: Imprimerie de la Faculté de Médecine, A. Davy, page 17
Noceda, Fr. Juan José de; Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860), Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves, y coordinado por…, ultimamente aumentado y corregido por varios religiosos de la Orden de Agustinos calzados.[3] (overall work in Spanish and Classical Tagalog), Manila: Ramírez y Giraudier.
San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613), Vocabulario de lengua tagala. El romance castellano puesto primero. Primera, y segunda parte.[4] (overall work in Early Modern Spanish and Classical Tagalog), as directed by Gov. Gen. Juan de Silva, Pila, Laguna: La noble Villa de Pila, por Tomás Pinpin y Domingo Loag.
page 80: “Aſar) Aſal (pc) coſa [espetada] en algo”
page 197: “Coſtumbre) Aſal (pp) buena o mala”
page 407: “Maña) Aſal (pp) que tiene vno en algo que haze.”
page 533: “Ritos) Aſal (pp) y çeremonias antiguas”
page 604: “Vſo) Aſal (pp) y coſtumbre”
=== Anagrams ===
laas, alsa, alas, sala, lasa
== Ternate ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Malay asal, borrowed from Arabic أَصْل (ʔaṣl).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [a.ˈsal]
=== Noun ===
asal
origin
=== References ===
Rika Hayami-Allen (2001), A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
== Turkish ==
=== Adjective ===
asal
(chemistry) noble (gas)
(linguistics) cardinal
(mathematics) prime (number)
==== Synonyms ====
esasi
== Turkmen ==
=== Alternative forms ===
hesel
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Classical Persian عَسَل (asal), from Arabic عَسَل (ʕasal).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ɑˈθɑɫ/
Hyphenation: a‧sal
=== Noun ===
asal (definite accusative asaly, plural asallar)
honey
Synonym: bal
==== Declension ====
=== Further reading ===
“asal” in Enedilim.com
== Uzbek ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Arabic عَسَل (ʕasal).
=== Noun ===
asal (plural asallar)
honey
== West Makian ==
=== Etymology ===
From Indonesian asal, from Arabic أَصْل (ʔaṣl).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈa.s̪al̪/
=== Noun ===
asal
the contents or topic (of something)
=== References ===
Clemens Voorhoeve (1982), The Makian languages and their neighbours[5], Pacific linguistics