asli

See also: Aslı and aslí

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay asli, from Arabic أَصْلِيّ (ʔaṣliyy).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈasli]
• Hyphenation: as‧li

Adjective

asli

1. original

   Antonyms: salinan, turunan

2. pure

   Synonyms: tulen, murni

   Antonym: campuran

3. native: Born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found; not foreign or imported.

   Antonym: peranakan

4. nature: The innate characteristics of a thing. What something will tend by its own constitution, to be or do. Distinct from what might be expected or intended.

Noun

asli (first-person possessive asliku, second-person possessive aslimu, third-person possessive aslinya)

1. origin.

   Synonym: asal

Derived terms

• bilangan asli
• keaslian
• seasli
• seasli-aslinya

 

Further reading

• “asli” 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.

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic أَصْلِيّ (ʔaṣliyy).

Adjective

asli (Jawi spelling اصلي)

1. Original or natural.

   Antonym: tiruan

   perisa asli ― original flavour

   getah asli ― natural rubber

2. Indigenous or native to a place.

   Synonym: natif

   Antonyms: asing, mendatang

   orang asli ― indigenous person

Affixations

• keaslian

 

Descendants

• Indonesian: asli
• → Ternate: asli (“origin”)

Further reading

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

Ternate

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay asli (“original”), from Arabic أَصْلِيّ (ʔaṣliyy).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈasli]
• Rhymes: -i

Noun

asli

1. origin

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh, page 29

Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic أَصْلِيّ (ʔaṣliyy).

Adjective

asli

1. real, authentic, genuine