asim

== Tagalog == === Alternative forms === acm — text messaging, Internet slang === Etymology === From Proto-Central Philippine *qalsəm with elision of /l/, from Proto-Philippine *qalsəm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləsəm. Compare Kapampangan aslam, Central Bikol alsom, Aklanon aslom, Cebuano aslom, Ilocano alsem, Limos Kalinga alsom (“pomelo”), Malay asam, Maranao asem, Tausug asam (“tamarind”). (sex appeal): Attributed to be popularized by Madam Auring. Possibly related to fermentation. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔasim/ [ˈʔaː.sɪm] Rhymes: -asim Syllabification: a‧sim === Noun === asim (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐᜒᜋ᜔) sourness acidity (figuratively, colloquial) sex appeal (especially of a woman of age) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== kasim ==== See also ==== === Further reading === “asim”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*qalesem”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI === Anagrams === mais, amis, Siam, sima, misa