# asin
## Aklanon
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *qasiN.

### Noun

asin
* salt

## Alangan
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *qasiN.

### Noun

asín
* salt

## Bikol Central
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʔaˈsin/ [ʔaˈsin̪]
* Hyphenation: a‧sin

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *qasiN.

#### Noun

asín (Basahan spelling ᜀᜐᜒᜈ᜔)
* salt (sodium chloride)
* preservation by salting
    Synonym: hiram

##### Derived terms

* asinon
* mag-asin

##### See also

* asgad

### Etymology 2
#### Conjunction

asín (Basahan spelling ᜀᜐᜒᜈ᜔)
* (formal, literary) and
    Synonyms: saka, buda, at, sagkod, nan, pagkan

## Buhi'non Bikol
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *qasiN.

### Noun

asín
* salt

## Cebuano
### Etymology

Inherited 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: /ʔaˈsin/ [ʔɐˈs̪in̪]
* Rhymes: -in

### Noun

asín (Badlit spelling ᜀᜐᜒᜈ᜔)
* salt

### Verb

asín (Badlit spelling ᜀᜐᜒᜈ᜔)
* to season with salt

#### Derived terms

* asin-asin

## Dibabawon Manobo
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *qasiN.

### Noun

asin
* salt

## Higaonon
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *qasiN.

### Noun

asin
* salt

## Hiligaynon
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *qasiN.

### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: a‧sin
* IPA: /ʔaˈsin/ [ʔaˈsin]

### Noun

asín
* salt (sodium chloride)

### Verb

asín
* to salt (add salt to)

#### Derived terms

* maasin

## Ilocano
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *qasiN.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʔaˈsin/ [ʔɐˈsin]
* Hyphenation: a‧sin

### Noun

asín
* salt

#### Derived terms

* asinan
* inasinan
* mangasin
* naasin

## Indonesian
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /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

### 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.

## Iriga Bicolano
### Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *qasiN.

### Noun

asín
* salt

## Javanese
### Etymology

From Old Javanese hasin.

### Adjective

asin
* salty

## Kankanaey
### Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *qasiN.

### Pronunciation

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

### Noun

asín
* salt

## Karao
### Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *qasiN.

### Noun

asin
* salt

## Libon Bikol
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *qasiN.

### Noun

asín
* salt

## Limos Kalinga
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *qasiN.

### Noun

asín
* salt

## Lubuagan Kalinga
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *qasiN.

### Noun

asin
* salt

## Malay
### 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: /asen/
* (Riau-Lingga) IPA: /asɪn/
* Rhymes: -asen, -sen, -en

### Adjective

asin (Jawi spelling اسين)
* salty (tasting of salt)

### Further reading

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

## Mansaka
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *qasiN.

### Noun

asin
* salt

## Maranao
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *qasiN.

### Noun

asin
* salt

#### Derived terms

* asinan

#### References

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

## Masbate Sorsogon
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *qasiN.

### Noun

asín
* salt

## Masbatenyo
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *qasiN.

### Noun

asín
* salt

## Miraya Bikol
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *qasiN.

### Noun

asín
* salt

## Northern Catanduanes Bicolano
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *qasiN.

### Noun

asín
* salt

## Northern Kurdish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɑːˈsɪn/

### Noun

asin m (Arabic spelling ئاسن)
* Alternative form of hesin

#### Declension
### References

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

## Ojibwe
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Algonquian *aʔsenya.

### Noun

asin (plural asiniig)
* stone

## Quechua
### Verb

asin
* third-person singular present indicative of asiy

## Ratagnon
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *qasiN.

### Noun

asín
* salt

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

#### Declension
### References

* ↑ http://www.dex.ro/asin

## Sambali
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *qasiN.

### Noun

asín
* salt

## Southern Catanduanes Bicolano
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *qasiN.

### Noun

asín
* salt

## Sranan Tongo
### Etymology

From Dutch azijn.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈasiŋ/, /ˈasin/, [ˈa̠siŋ], [ˈɑ̟siŋ]

### Noun

asin
* vinegar

### References

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

## Tagalog
### 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: /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

#### Related terms

* Asin

#### See also

* iras

### Further reading

* “asin”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
* Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*qasiN”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

### Anagrams

* nais, sina, anis, Sina

## Tausug
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *qasiN.

### Pronunciation

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

### Noun

asin (Sulat Sūg spelling اَسِنْ)
* salt

#### Derived terms

* maasin (“salty”)

## Waray Sorsogon
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *qasiN.

### Noun

asín
* salt

## Waray-Waray
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *qasiN.

### Noun

asín
* salt

## West Albay Bikol
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *qasiN.

### Noun

asín
* salt

## Yakan
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *qasiN.

### Noun

asin
* salt

## Yami
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *qasiN.

### Noun

asin
* salt

## Yogad
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *qasiN.

### Noun

asín
* salt

## Yoruba
### Alternative forms

* asẹ́n (Ọwọ)
* asị́n (Ekiti)

### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /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