asin

See also: ASIN, as in, and A-sin

Aklanon

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *qasiN.

Noun

asin

1. salt

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Alangan

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *qasiN.

Noun

asín

1. salt

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Bikol Central

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧sin
• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈsin/ [ʔaˈsin̪]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Austronesian *qasiN.

Noun

asín

1. salt

Derived terms

• asinon
• mag-asin

 

See also

• asgad
• hiram

 

Conjunction

asín

1. (formal, literary) and

   Synonyms: saka, buda, at, sagkod, nan, tapos

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Buhi'non Bikol

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *qasiN.

Noun

asín

1. salt

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Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *qasiN. First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧sin
• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈsin/ [ʔɐˈs̪in̪]

Noun

asin

1. sodium chloride; the salt most commonly used to season food at the table; rock salt

Verb

asin

1. to season with salt

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:asin.

Derived terms

• asinasin

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Dibabawon Manobo

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *qasiN.

Noun

asin

1. salt

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Higaonon

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *qasiN.

Noun

asin

1. salt

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Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *qasiN.

Noun

asín

1. salt (sodium chloride)

Verb

asín

1. to salt (add salt to)

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Ilocano

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *qasiN.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧sin
• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈsin/, [ʔɐˈsɛn]

Noun

asín

1. salt

Derived terms

• asinan
• inasinan
• mangasin
• naasin

 

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay asin, from Proto-Malayic *(mA-)hasin, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)qasin, from Proto-Austronesian *qasiN.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈasɪn/
• Hyphenation: asin
• Rhymes: -asɪn, -sɪn, -ɪn, -n

Adjective

asin

1. salty (tasting of salt)

Alternative forms

• masin
• masin (Standard Malay)

Derived terms

• asinan
• keasinan
• mengasini
• mengasinkan
• pengasinan
• seasin

 

Further reading

• “asin” 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.

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Iriga Bicolano

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *qasiN.

Noun

asín

1. salt

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Javanese

Etymology

From Old Javanese hasin.

Adjective

asin

1. salty

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Kankanaey

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *qasiN.

Noun

asin

1. salt

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Karao

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *qasiN.

Noun

asin

1. salt

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Libon Bikol

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *qasiN.

Noun

asín

1. salt

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Limos Kalinga

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *qasiN.

Noun

asín

1. salt

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Lubuagan Kalinga

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *qasiN.

Noun

asin

1. salt

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Malay

Alternative forms

• masin / ماسين

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *(mA-)hasin, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)qasin, from Proto-Austronesian *(ma-)qasiN.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /asen/
• IPA^(key): /asɪn/
• Rhymes: -asen, -sen, -en

Adjective

asin (Jawi spelling اسين)

1. salty (tasting of salt)

Further reading

• “asin” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

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Mansaka

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *qasiN.

Noun

asin

1. salt

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Maranao

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *qasiN.

Noun

asin

1. salt

Derived terms

• asinan

References

• A Maranao Dictionary, by Howard P. McKaughan and Batua A. Macaraya

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Masbate Sorsogon

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *qasiN.

Noun

asín

1. salt

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Masbatenyo

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *qasiN.

Noun

asín

1. salt

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Miraya Bikol

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *qasiN.

Noun

asín

1. salt

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Northern Catanduanes Bicolano

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *qasiN.

Noun

asín

1. salt

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Northern Kurdish

Alternative forms

• hesin

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *Háyah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háyas (“metal; iron”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éyos (“metal; copper, bronze”). Cognate with Persian آهن (âhan), Avestan 𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬵 (aiiah), Sanskrit अयस् (áyas, “iron, metal”), Latin aes, Old English ār (whence English ore).

Noun

asin m

1. iron

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Ojibwe

Noun

asin (plural asiniig)

1. stone

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Quechua

Verb

asin

1. third-person singular present indicative of asiy

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Ratagnon

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *qasiN.

Noun

asín

1. salt

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Romanian

Alternative forms

• asen, asîn / asân (obsolete)

Etymology

From alteration of the earlier variant asîn or asân (used from the 16th to 18th centuries), itself from Latin asinus. Some writers in the 19th century attempted to revive it under a more Latinized form.

Noun

asin m (plural asini, feminine equivalent asină)

1. (regional, chiefly Transylvania) ass, donkey

Declension

Declension of asin

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) asin	asinul	(niște) asini	asinii
genitive/dative	(unui) asin	asinului	(unor) asini	asinilor
vocative	asinule		asinilor

Synonyms

• măgar

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Sambali

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *qasiN.

Noun

asín

1. salt

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Southern Catanduanes Bicolano

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *qasiN.

Noun

asín

1. salt

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Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *qasiN. Compare Bikol Central asin, Cebuano asin, Fijian masima, Ilocano asin, Malay asin, and Tetum masin, Tongan māsima.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧sin
• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈsin/, [ʔɐˈsin̪]

Noun

asín (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐᜒᜈ᜔)

1. salt
2. salting; applying of salt (especially to preserve food)
3. (colloquial) taste of salt (in cooked food)

   Synonym: alat

Derived terms

• asinan
• asindero
• asnan
• inasnan
• maasin
• mag-aasin
• mag-asin
• maghidhid-asin
• tagaasin
• tagapag-asin

 

Anagrams

• sina

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Tausug

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *qasiN.

Noun

asin

1. salt

Derived terms

• maasin (“salty”)

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Waray Sorsogon

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *qasiN.

Noun

asín

1. salt

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Waray-Waray

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *qasiN.

Noun

asín

1. salt

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West Albay Bikol

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *qasiN.

Noun

asín

1. salt

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Yakan

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *qasiN.

Noun

asin

1. salt

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Yami

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *qasiN.

Noun

asin

1. salt

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Yogad

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *qasiN.

Noun

asín

1. salt

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Yoruba

Alternative forms

• asẹ́n (Ọwọ)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.sĩ́/

Noun

asín

1. shrew

   Synonym: eku asín

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Zazaki

Alternative forms

• asın

Etymology

Related to Persian آهن (âhan).

Noun

asin

1. iron (metal)