asin

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]
Rhymes: -in

Noun

asín (Badlit spelling ᜀᜐᜒᜈ᜔)

salt

Verb

asín (Badlit spelling ᜀᜐᜒᜈ᜔)

to season with salt

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:asin.

Derived terms

asin-asin

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *qasiN.

Noun

asin

salt

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *qasiN.

Noun

asin

salt

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *qasiN.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

asín

salt (sodium chloride)

Verb

asín

to salt (add salt to)

Derived terms

maasin

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *qasiN.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

asín

salt

Derived terms

asinan
inasinan
mangasin
naasin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

asin

salty (tasting of salt)

Alternative forms

masin
masin (Standard Malay)

Derived terms

asinan
keasinan
mengasini
mengasinkan
pengasinan
seasin

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *qasiN.

Noun

asín

salt

Etymology

From Old Javanese hasin.

Adjective

asin

salty

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *qasiN.

Pronunciation

(Standard Kankanaey) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈsin/ [ʔʌˈsi̞n]
- IPA^(key): (parts of Bauko, Sabangan, & Tadian) /ʔaˈhin/ [ʔʌˈhi̞n]
Rhymes: -in
Syllabification: a‧sin

Noun

asín

salt

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *qasiN.

Noun

asin

salt

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *qasiN.

Noun

asín

salt

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *qasiN.

Noun

asín

salt

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *qasiN.

Noun

asin

salt

Alternative forms

masin / ماسين

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /asen/
(Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /asɪn/
Rhymes: -asen, -sen, -en

Adjective

asin (Jawi spelling اسين)

salty (tasting of salt)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *qasiN.

Noun

asin

salt

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *qasiN.

Noun

asin

salt

Derived terms

asinan

References

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

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *qasiN.

Noun

asín

salt

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *qasiN.

Noun

asín

salt

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *qasiN.

Noun

asín

salt

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *qasiN.

Noun

asín

salt

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɑːˈsɪn/

Noun

asin m (Arabic spelling ئاسن)

Alternative form of hesin

Declension

More information Definite masculine gender, Case ...

Definite masculine gender
Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	asin	asin
Construct	asinê	asinên
Oblique	asinî	asinan
Demonstrative oblique	wî asinî	wan asinan
Vocative	asino	asinino
Indefinite masculine gender
Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	asinek	asinin
Construct	asinekî	asinine
Oblique	asinekî	asininan

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Declension of asin

References

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

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Algonquian *aʔsenya.

Noun

asin (plural asiniig)

stone

Verb

asin

third-person singular present indicative of asiy

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *qasiN.

Noun

asín

salt

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.^[1]

Noun

asin m (plural asini, feminine equivalent asină)

(regional, chiefly Transylvania) ass, donkey
Synonym: măgar

Declension

More information singular, plural ...

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
	singular		plural
nominative-accusative	asin	asinul	asini	asinii
genitive-dative	asin	asinului	asini	asinilor
vocative	asinule		asinilor

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References

[1]
http://www.dex.ro/asin

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *qasiN.

Noun

asín

salt

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Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *qasiN.

Noun

asín

salt

Etymology

From Dutch azijn.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aˈsiŋ/, /aˈsin/, [a̠ˈsiŋ], [ɑ̟ˈsiŋ]

Noun

asin

vinegar

References

Wilner, John, editor (2003-2007), “asin”, in Languages of Suriname, 5th edition, SIL International, Sranan-English Dictionary

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈsin/ [ʔɐˈsin̪]
Rhymes: -in
Syllabification: a‧sin
Homophone: Asin

Noun

asín (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐᜒᜈ᜔)

salt
salting; applying of salt (especially to preserve food)
(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

Pronunciation

(Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /ʔasin/ [ʔɑˈsin̪]
Rhymes: -in
Syllabification: a‧sin

Noun

asin (Sulat Sūg spelling اَسِنْ)

salt

Derived terms

maasin (“salty”)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *qasiN.

Noun

asín

salt

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Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *qasiN.

Noun

asín

salt

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Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *qasiN.

Noun

asín

salt

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Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *qasiN.

Noun

asin

salt

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Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *qasiN.

Noun

asin

salt

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Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *qasiN.

Noun

asín

salt

Alternative forms

asẹ́n (Ọwọ)
asị́n (Ekiti)

Etymology

Cognate Igala áhí, proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *á-sĩ́

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ā.sĩ́/

Noun

asín

shrew; (in particular) Nigerian shrew
Synonym: eku asín

Notes

While widely considered to be a rodent or type of rat and usually considered as such by Yoruba sources, a shrew is not a rodent

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http://www.dex.ro/asin

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