masam

masam

1. plural of masat

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ma-qalesem (“sour”).

• IPA^(key): [ˈmasam]
• Hyphenation: ma‧sam
• Rhymes: -asam

masam

1. sour

From Malay masam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ma-qaləsəm.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmasam/
• Hyphenation: ma‧sam
• Rhymes: -am

masam (superlative termasam)

1. Having an sour, acid, acidic, sharp or tangy taste.

   Synonym: asam

2. (figuratively) sourfaced

   Synonyms: asam, cemberut

   Antonyms: cerah, ramah

• asam (Standard Indonesian)
• masam (Standard Malay)

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

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masam

1. acocil (Cambarellus montezumae)

• 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)‎ (in Spanish), Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 139

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ma-qalesem (“sour”).

• Rhymes: -am

masam (Jawi spelling ماسم‎)

1. sour

• asam: nonstandard Malay, standard Indonesian

• IPA^(key): [maˈsam]

masam

1. first-person singular/plural imperfect indicative of masa

masam

1. first-person singular possessive of masa