asor

Chuukese

Noun

asor

  1. sacrifice
  2. offering

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦲꦱꦺꦴꦂ (asor, low, inferior; lose).

Pronunciation

Adjective

asor (comparative lebih asor, superlative paling asor)

  1. unlikely to win
  2. humble

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

asor

  1. romanization of ꦲꦱꦺꦴꦂ

Old Javanese

Etymology

Affixed sor (lower, inferior; to lose, be defeated, worsted; underneath, down; being lower) +‎ a-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.sɔr/
  • Rhymes: -sɔr
  • Hyphenation: a‧sor

Adjective

asor

  1. lower
  2. inferior
  3. lose
  4. down

Descendants

  • > Javanese: ꦲꦱꦺꦴꦂ (asor) (inherited)
    • Indonesian: asor

Further reading

  • "asor" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.