OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Schapper (2020): Wersing Peitoko

asir[aˈsir]

•  n. salt.garam.

Uteng asir wali kana.Put some salt on the vegetables., Isi garam di sayur sudah.

Etymology: Austronesian, cf. PMP *qasiRa 'salt' (ACD). Presence of initial /a/ suggests borrowing from an early Austronesian language no longer extent.

Etymology: bibref R003