asal

See also: Asal

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧sal

Verb

asal

1. to roast, especially a whole animal

Noun

asal

1. roasting; the act by which something is roasted

Derived terms

• aslanan
• aslonon
• inasal
• mangasalay

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:asal.

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Arabic أَصْل (ʔaṣl).

Noun

asal (first-person possessive asalku, second-person possessive asalmu, third-person possessive asalnya)

1. source, origin

Derived terms

• berasal (“originate from, come from”)
• mengasalkan
• asal usul

Adjective

asal

1. initial, native, original, ultimate

Conjunction

asal

1. as long as, only if, provided that, providing

   Synonym: asalkan

Derived terms

• asalkan

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Irish

Alternative forms

• aiseal

Etymology

From Latin asellus (“small or young donkey”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈasˠəlˠ/

Noun

asal m (genitive singular asail, nominative plural asail)

1. ass, donkey

Declension

Declension of asal

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative asal asail Vocative a asail a asala Genitive asail asal Dative asal asail

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-asal na hasail Genitive an asail na n-asal Dative leis an asal don asal leis na hasail

• Traditional dative plural: asalaibh

Derived terms

• láir asail (“she-ass”)
• searrach asail (“donkey’s foal”)
• stail asail (“jackass”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
asal	n-asal	hasal	t-asal
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “asal”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “asal”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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• Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 11
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “asal”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “asal”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

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Malay

Etymology

From Arabic أَصْل (ʔaṣl).

Noun

asal (plural asal-asal, informal 1st possessive asalku, 2nd possessive asalmu, 3rd possessive asalnya)

1. origin, source
2. genealogy, descent, ancestry

Derived terms

• berasal

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Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• aiseal

Etymology

From Latin asellus.

Noun

asal m (genitive singular asail, plural asalan)

1. donkey, ass

Derived terms

• asal-stiallach (“zebra”)

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
asal	n-asal	h-asal	t-asal
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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

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Tagalog

Etymology

From Sanskrit आचार (ācāra).

Noun

asal

1. conduct; behavior

   Synonyms: gawi, kilos, ugali

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Turkish

Adjective

asal

1. (chemistry) noble (gas)
2. (linguistics) cardinal
3. (mathematics) prime (number)

Synonyms

• esasi

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Uzbek

Noun

asal (plural asallar)

1. honey