aso

See also: Appendix:Variations of "aso"

Languages (37)

Translingual

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Aklanon • Ao • Asturian • Bolinao • Casiguran Dumagat Agta • Cebuano • Central Bikol • Central Bontoc • Chibcha • Dutch • Esperanto • Galician • German • Hadza • Hiligaynon • Ilocano • Javanese • Kankanaey • Karao • Latvian • Mansaka • Maranao • Mayoyao Ifugao • Ngaju • Northern Kurdish • Pangasinan • Portuguese • Ratagnon • Samoan • Southern Catanduanes Bikol • Spanish • Tagalog • Umbrian • Uzbek • Waray-Waray • West Makian

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Translingual

Symbol

aso

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Dano.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Dano terms

Aklanon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qasu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈso/ [ʔaˈso]
• Rhymes: -o
• Syllabification: a‧so

Noun

asó

1. smoke; fume

Derived terms

• maaso

Ao

Etymology

From Proto-Central Naga *su(ʔ).

Pronunciation

• (Chungli) IPA^(key): /a˥.su˩/, [a˥.su˩]

Verb

aso

1. (Chungli) to give birth
2. (Chungli) to be born

Inflection

Inflection of aso (Chungli)

		Affirmative	Negative
Past	Simple	aso	maso
	Perfect	soogo	mesoogo
Present	Simple	asor	masor
	Progressive	sodar sodagi	mesodar mesodagi
Future/infinitive		asotsü	masotsü
Imperative		soang	taso
Present participle		soa	mesoi
Conditional		sora sorabang	mesora mesorabang

Further reading

• Bruhn, Daniel Wayne (2014), A Phonological Reconstruction of Proto-Central Naga‎^[1], Berkeley: University of California, page 201
• Gowda, K. S. Gurubasave (1985), Ao-English-Hindi Dictionary, Mysore: Central Institute of Indian Languages, page 15
• Clark, Mary M. (1893), Ao Naga grammar with illustrative phrases and vocabulary, Molung: Assam Secretariat Printing Office, page 97

Asturian

Verb

aso

1. first-person singular present indicative of asar

Bolinao

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *asu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Austronesian *asu.

Noun

aso

1. dog

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*asu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Casiguran Dumagat Agta

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *asu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Austronesian *asu.

Noun

asó

1. dog

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*asu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qasu.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧so
• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈso/ [ʔɐˈs̪o]

Noun

aso

1. smoke, fume, water vapor

Verb

aso

1. to smoke, fumigate

Adjective

aso

1. smoked

Central Bikol

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qasu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈso/ [ʔaˈso]
• Hyphenation: a‧so

Noun

asó (Basahan spelling ᜀᜐᜓ)

1. smoke; fume

   Synonym: alisuhos

Derived terms

• maaso
• maasohan
• mag-aso
• paaso

Central Bontoc

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *asu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Austronesian *asu.

Noun

áso

1. dog

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*asu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Chibcha

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aso/

Noun

aso

1. parrot, macaw

References

• Gómez Aldana D. F., Análisis morfológico del Vocabulario 158 de la Biblioteca Nacional de Colombia. Grupo de Investigación Muysccubun. 2013.
• Quesada Pacheco, Miguel Ángel. 1991. El vocabulario mosco de 1612. En estudios de Lingüística Chibcha. Programa de investigación del departamento de lingüística de la Universidad de Costa Rica. Serie Anual Tomo X San José (Costa Rica). Universidad de Costa Rica.

Dutch

Etymology

Clipping of asociaal. Compare German Asso, Assi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaː.soː/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: aso

Noun

aso m or f (plural aso's, diminutive asootje n)

1. (derogatory, Netherlands) an antisocial, brutish or inconsiderate person

Derived terms

• asobak
• asobuurt
• asogedrag

Adjective

aso (comparative asoër, superlative aso'st)

1. (derogatory, Netherlands) antisocial, inconsiderate

Esperanto

kvar asoj

Etymology

From French as, Italian asso, German Ass, English ace.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaso/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aso
• Syllabification: a‧so

Noun

aso (accusative singular ason, plural asoj, accusative plural asojn)

1. (card games) ace

   la pika aso ― the ace of spades

2. (games) a die or half of a domino with one pip in play

See also

Playing cards in Esperanto · ludkartoj (layout · text)
aso	duo	trio	kvaro	kvino	seso	sepo
oko	naŭo	deko	fanto, bubo	damo	reĝo	ĵokero

Galician

Verb

aso

1. first-person singular present indicative of asar

German

Etymology

From elision of /x/ in casual speech.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈzoː/

Interjection

aso

1. (colloquial) alternative form of ach so
   • 2002 October 21, Lutz Jankowski, “Möchte nur einmal erwähnen ...”, in at.freizeit.motorrad‎^[2] (Usenet):

     Aso! Also doch fast eher ganz was anderes.

     Oh! So it is something almost completely different, then.

   • 2023 August 25, Guido Tartarotti, “"ÜberLeben": Gitterle Ballerle”, in Kurier.at‎^[3], archived from the original on 7 September 2025:

     Da spricht mich jemand von der Seite an: „Von wo kommt’s ihr her?“ Ich antworte, weil ich nicht annehme, dass er Mödling kennt: Aus der Umgebung von Wien. Da sagt er: „Aso, ja ich bin aus Mödling.“

     Then someone chats me up from the side: "Where are y'all from?" I answer, assuming he wouldn't know Mödling: From around Vienna. Then he says: "Oh, I see, well, I'm from Mödling."

Hadza

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaso/

Adjective

aso m (masc. plural asubii, fem. asoko, fem. plural asobee)

1. many, a lot

Usage notes

Asobee, asubii are commonly used in place of bothânobee/bii 'five'

Noun

aso m (masc. plural asumibii, fem. asuko, fem. plural asumebee)

1. his/her/their father or paternal uncle

Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qasu.

Noun

asó

1. smoke

Verb

asó

1. to fumigate

Ilocano

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *asu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Austronesian *asu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔaso/ [ˈʔɐ.so]
• Hyphenation: a‧so

Noun

aso (Kur-itan spelling ᜀᜐᜓ)

1. dog
2. bitch (female canine)

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*asu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
• Pavol Štekauer, Salvador Valera, Lívia Kőrtvélyessy, Word-Formation in the World's Languages: A Typological Survey (2012)

Javanese

Noun

aso

1. rest

Kankanaey

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *asu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Austronesian *asu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔaso/ [ˈʔaː.so]
  • Rhymes: -aso
• IPA^(key): /ˈʔasu/ [ˈʔaː.su]
  • Rhymes: -asu
• (parts of Bauko, Sabangan and Tadian)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈʔaho/ [ˈʔaː.ho]
    • Rhymes: -aho
  • IPA^(key): /ˈʔahu/ [ˈʔaː.hu]
    • Rhymes: -ahu
• Syllabification: a‧so

Noun

áso

1. dog

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*asu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Karao

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *asu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Austronesian *asu.

Noun

aso

1. dog

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*asu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Latvian

Adjective

aso

1. inflection of ass:
   1. definite vocative/accusative/instrumental masculine/feminine singular
   2. definite genitive masculine/feminine plural

Mansaka

Noun

aso

1. odor of urine

Maranao

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *asu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Austronesian *asu.

Noun

aso

1. dog

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*asu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Mayoyao Ifugao

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *asu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Austronesian *asu.

Noun

áso

1. dog (animal)

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*asu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Ngaju

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Austronesian *asu.

Noun

aso

1. dog

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*asu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Northern Kurdish

Central Kurdish	ئاسۆ (aso)

Alternative forms

• asû

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑːˈsoː/

Noun

aso m or f (Arabic spelling ئاسۆ)

1. horizon

Declension

Declension of aso

definite feminine and masculine gender
case	singular		plural
	feminine	masculine
nominative	aso	aso	aso
construct	asoya	asoyê	asoyên
oblique	asoyê	asoyî	asoyan
demonstrative oblique	wê asoyê	wî asoyî	wan asoyan
vocative	asoyê	asoyo	asoyino
indefinite feminine and masculine gender
case	singular		plural
	feminine	masculine
nominative	asoyek	asoyek	asoyin
construct	asoyeke	asoyekî	asoyine
oblique	asoyekê	asoyekî	asoyinan

Derived terms

• asoyî

References

• Chyet, Michael L. (2020), “aso”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 14

Pangasinan

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *asu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Austronesian *asu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈso/, [aˈso]
• Hyphenation: a‧so

Noun

asó

1. dog

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*asu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Portuguese

Verb

aso

1. first-person singular present indicative of asar

Ratagnon

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qasu.

Noun

asó

1. smoke

   Synonym: tulos

Samoan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləjaw. Compare Hawaiian ao (“daylight, day”), Māori ao (“daytime”), Malagasy andro (“day”), Manggarai leso (“sun, day”), Tetum loro (“sun”), Tagalog araw (“sun”).

Noun

aso

1. day

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*qalejaw”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Southern Catanduanes Bikol

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qasu.

Noun

asó

1. smoke

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaso/ [ˈa.so]
• Rhymes: -aso
• Syllabification: a‧so

Verb

aso

1. first-person singular present indicative of asar

Tagalog

aso

Etymology 1

From Proto-Philippine *asu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Austronesian *asu. Compare Acehnese asèë, Bakung acuʼ, Berawan acew, Chru əsɣu, Cia-Cia 아우 (au), Coastal Kadazan tasu, Eastern Cham ꨀꨧꨮꨭ (asau), Javanese ꦲꦱꦸ (asu), Kapampangan asu, Siraya asu, Tetum asu, and Urak Lawoi' อาซู (asu).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔaso/ [ˈʔaː.so]
• Rhymes: -aso
• Syllabification: a‧so

Noun

aso (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐᜓ)

1. dog

   Synonyms: (childish) aw aw, (childish) tsotso, (hypocoristic) bantay, (obsolete) banagan

Derived terms

• askal
• aspin
• asuhin
• kaasuhan
• kutong-aso
• labi ng aso
• mag-aso
• mangangaso
• mangaso
• ngising-aso
• ngiting-aso
• pangangaso

See also

• ayam
• ganid
• mag-ingat sa aso
• tiro
• tiw-tiw

Etymology 2

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qasu. Compare Central Bikol aso, Cebuano aso, and Tausug asu.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈso/ [ʔɐˈso]
• Rhymes: -o
• Syllabification: a‧so

Noun

asó (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐᜓ)

1. smoke

   Synonyms: usok, asbok

2. vapor; steam

   Synonym: singaw

Derived terms

• maaso
• paasuhan
• umaso

Further reading

• “aso”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “aso”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*asu₁”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*qasu₃”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Anagrams

• sao

Umbrian

The spelling of this entry has been normalized according to the principles established by Wiktionary's editor community or recent spelling standards of the language.

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *assos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ed-. It may be the perfect passive participle to a verb cognate with Latin ārdeō.

Participle

aso m (perfect passive participle accusative singular) (late Iguvine)

1. ignited

Usage notes

The term may be interpreted as a supine form, although this is rejected by both Buck and Poultney.

References

• De Vaan, Michiel (2008), Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
• Buck, Carl Darling (1904), A Grammar of Oscan and Umbrian: With a Collection of Inscriptions and a Glossary
• Poultney, James Wilson (1959), The Bronze Tables of Iguvium‎^[4], Baltimore: American Philological Association

Uzbek

Other scripts

Arabic (Yangi Imlo)	ئەسا
Cyrillic	асо‍
Latin	aso‍
Afghan Uzbek	عَصَا (aso)

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /æˈsɒ/
• Hyphenation: a‧so

Noun

aso (plural asolar)

1. alternative form of hassa (“cane, walking stick”)

References

• Wiliam Dirks, Temur Davranov, Eduardo Real (2005), “aso”, in Oʻzbekcha / Inglizcha Lugʻat‎^[5] (in Uzbek), The Central Asian Heritage Group, page 16

Waray-Waray

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qasu.

Noun

asó

1. smoke

West Makian

Etymology

Ultimately from Austronesian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.s̪o/

Noun

aso

1. dog

   da aso ikiki de ― the dog bit me

References

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982), The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[6], Pacific linguistics