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

• “masam” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

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)‎^[1] (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

• asam: nonstandard Malay, standard Indonesian

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