asap

See also: ASAP

English

Adverb

asap (not comparable)

  1. Alternative spelling of ASAP.
    • 2023, Stephen Buoro, The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa, Bloomsbury Circus, page 17:
      I feel the impatience in her voice, the desire to sell all her stuff asap and return home.

Anagrams

Banjarese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *(h)asəp, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *(h)asəp, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *(h)asəp, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qasəb, from Proto-Austronesian *qasəb.

Noun

asap

  1. smoke (visible particles and vapour given off by burning material)

Brunei Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *(h)asəp (compare Malay asap), from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *(h)asəp, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *(h)asəp, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qasəb, from Proto-Austronesian *qasəb.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /asap/
  • Hyphenation: a‧sap

Noun

asap

  1. smoke (visible particles and vapour given off by burning material)

Finnish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English asap.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑsɑp/, [ˈɑ̝s̠ɑ̝p]
  • Rhymes: -ɑsɑp
  • Syllabification(key): a‧sap

Adverb

asap (not comparable) (colloquial)

  1. (jargon) as soon as possible, ASAP
    Saanko tämän asap?
    Can I get this asap?
  2. immediately, right away
    Synonyms: heti, välittömästi

Anagrams

Iban

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *(h)asəp, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *(h)asəp, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *(h)asəp, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qasəb, from Proto-Austronesian *qasəb.

Noun

asap

  1. smoke (visible particles and vapour given off by burning material)

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

asap (first-person possessive asapku, second-person possessive asapmu, third-person possessive asapnya)

  1. smoke

Jarai

Etymology

From Proto-Chamic [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *(h)asəp, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *(h)asəp, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qasəb, from Proto-Austronesian *qasəb.

Noun

asap

  1. smoke (visible particles and vapour given off by burning material)

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *(h)asəp, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *(h)asəp, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *(h)asəp, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qasəb, from Proto-Austronesian *qasəb.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /asap/
  • Rhymes: -asap, -sap, -ap

Noun

asap (Jawi spelling اسڤ, plural asap-asap, informal 1st possessive asapku, 2nd possessive asapmu, 3rd possessive asapnya)

  1. smoke (visible particles and vapour given off by burning material)

Further reading

Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English asap.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈa.sap/
  • Rhymes: -asap
  • Syllabification: a‧sap

Adverb

asap (not comparable)

  1. (colloquial) ASAP
    Synonym: jak najszybciej

Further reading

  • asap in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • asap in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Rade

Etymology

From Proto-Chamic [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *(h)asəp, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *(h)asəp, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qasəb, from Proto-Austronesian *qasəb.

Noun

asap

  1. smoke (visible particles and vapour given off by burning material)

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay asap, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asəp.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˈsap/ [ʔɐˈsap], /ˈʔasap/ [ˈʔa.sɐp]
  • Rhymes: -ap, -asap
  • Syllabification: a‧sap

Noun

asáp or asap (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐᜉ᜔)

  1. irritation in the eye caused by smoke
  2. smoke; fume

Derived terms

  • asapan

Further reading

  • asap”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*asep”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
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