asap
English
Adverb
asap (not comparable)
- 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.
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.
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
Finnish
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑsɑp/, [ˈɑ̝s̠ɑ̝p]
- Rhymes: -ɑsɑp
- Syllabification(key): a‧sap
Adverb
asap (not comparable) (colloquial)
- (jargon) as soon as possible, ASAP
- Saanko tämän asap?
- Can I get this asap?
- immediately, right away
- Synonyms: heti, välittömästi
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.
Indonesian
Pronunciation
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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.
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)
- smoke (visible particles and vapour given off by burning material)
Further reading
- “asap” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Polish
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈa.sap/
- Rhymes: -asap
- Syllabification: a‧sap
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.
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
Derived terms
- asapan