haseum

Sundanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləsəm. Doublet of asem. Sense of 'acidic' might be a semantic loan from Dutch zuur (“sour, acid”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ha.sɨm/
• Hyphenation: ha‧seum

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Adjective

haseum (Sundanese script ᮠᮞᮩᮙ᮪)

1. sour
2. unpalatable, distasteful
3. acidic

Derived terms

• dat haseum
• dihaseuman
• haseum budi
• humaseum
• ngahaseumkeun

Further reading

• "HASEUM", in Coolsma, S (1913) Soendaneesch-Hollandsch Woordenboek (in Dutch), Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgeversmaatschappij