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). Doublet of asal and asali.

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.

   Antonyms: asing, mendatang

   orang asli ― indigenous person

Affixations

• keaslian

 

Related terms

• asal

Descendants

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

References

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “اصلي açli”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 10
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “اصلي asali”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 17
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “asli”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 50

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