| Form. | ||
| Bunun | sasaq | whet; rub; grind; sharpen |
| Paiwan | t-m-ataq | to whet (on large stone) |
| WMP | ||
| Ilokano | ása | whet, hone, grind; polish, burnish; to gall, to chafe, to fret |
| Ayta Abellan | aha | sharpen with a whetstone |
| Tagalog | hásaʔ | whetting, sharpening |
| Chamorro | guasaʔ | sharpen, make sharp |
| Hanunóo | ʔásaʔ | whetting, sharpening |
| Kadazan Dusun | asa | whetting, sharpening |
| Acehnese | asah | whet, sharpen, file off (teeth) |
| Bintulu | asəʔ | to whet, sharpen |
| Simalungun Batak | asah | whet, sharpen |
| Sangir | asa | whetting, sharpening |
| Melanau (Mukah) | n-asaʔ | be sharpened |
| batew asaʔ | whetstone | |
| asaʔ | whetting, sharpening | |
| m-asaʔ | whet, sharpen | |
| Dairi-Pakpak Batak | asah | whet, sharpen something on a heavy whetstone or touchstone; stone used to test the purity of gold |
| Simalur | asa | sharpen, whet |
| Toba Batak | asa | whet, sharpen |
| Karo Batak | asah | whet, sharpen |
| Iban | ansah | grind, sharpen |
| Malay | asah | grinding down; whetting; tooth-filing (the first rough filing is ; is the final smoothing with the point of the whetstone) |
| Maloh | ansaʔ | grind, sharpen |
| Banjarese | asah | whetting, sharpening |
| Dampelas | asa | whetting, sharpening |
| Mongondow | mog-ataʔ | whet, sharpen |
| ataʔ | whetting, sharpening | |
| pot-ataʔ-an | whetstone | |
| Kayan | asa | use a whetstone, sharpen a tool by abrasion |
| Mentawai | asa | whet, sharpen |
| Ngaju Dayak | asa | whetting, sharpening, grinding |
| Bare'e | asa | whetting, sharpening |
| Uma | -ahaʔ | whet, sharpen |
| watu poʔ-ahaaʔ | whetstone | |
| Mori Bawah | mo-aha | to sharpen |
| Tae' | asa | grind, whet, sharpen |
| Rejang | aseaʔ | sharpen |
| butew aseaʔ | grindstone (for chillies); whetstone | |
| Buginese | aŋ-asa-ŋ | place where sharpening is done |
| asa | whet, sharpen | |
| Sundanese | asah | (of a smith) work tools through forging and whetting; in general, whetting, sharpening |
| Old Javanese | asah | file, grind, scour |
| Javanese | asah-asah | wash (dishes) |
| Sasak | asaʔ | whetstone |
| Sumbawanese | asa | whet, sharpen |
| Malagasy | asa | whetting, sharpening |
| vàto asàna | stone used for grinding knives, etc., a grindstone | |
| Proto-Minahasan | asaʔ | whet, grind sharp |
| CMP | ||
| Soboyo | hasa | whet, sharpen |
| Paulohi | asa-e | whet, sharpen |
| Buruese | asa-k | sharpen, as a knife |
| asa-n | cutting edge, as of a knife | |
| Asilulu | hasa | sharpen by continuously rubbing one side of the blade on a whetstone |
| Watubela | ahak | sharpen |
| Kambera | aha | grind (rice) |
| SHWNG | ||
| Numfor | yās | whet, sharpen |
| OC | ||
| Kairiru | yas | sharpen something |
| Manam | ara | sharpen |
| Roviana | asa-ia | to grind, as an axe if very blunt; grate, like (sweet yam or potato), taro, etc. |
| Eddystone/Mandegusu | asa | grate or rub, as nuts, etc.; pudding made by grating |
| Bugotu | a-aha | grate, rub down on a stone (as taro) sharpen by rubbing |
| Lau | sata | rub, rub down, sharpen by rubbing |
| Sa'a | sata-aʔi | chafe, rub |
| Arosi | ata | scrape, rub, sharpen with rubbing |
| Mota | asa | rub, wash with rubbing |
| asa-g | rub something | |
| asa-ŋ | rub hard, rub into shreds | |
| Fijian | yaca | grate, grind, file, rub eyes with (conjunctivitis) |
| i yaca | grater, grindstone | |
| WMP | ||
| Sambal (Bolinaw) | maŋ-ásaʔ | sharpen |
| Kadazan Dusun | maŋ-asa | sharpen, whet |
| Sangir | maŋ-asa | whet, sharpen |
| Simalur | maŋ-asa | sharpen, whet |
| Toba Batak | maŋ-asa | whet, sharpen |
| Karo Batak | ŋ-asah | whet, sharpen |
| Malay | meŋ-asah dawat | rub up ink on a palette |
| Singhi Land Dayak | ŋ-asah | sharpen |
| Dampelas | maŋ-asa | whet, sharpen |
| Ngaju Dayak | maŋ-asa | rub, grate, grind against one another (as two knives) |
| Bare'e | maŋ-asa | whet, sharpen |
| Sundanese | ŋ-asah | whet, sharpen |
| Old Javanese | aŋ-asah | file, grind, scour |
| Javanese | ŋ-asah | sharpen, hone |
| Sasak | ŋ-asaʔ | whet, sharpen |
| Malagasy | man-àsa | sharpen, whet, grind, put a point on |
| WMP | ||
| Malay | tukaŋ peŋ-asah | expert at tooth-filing |
| Bare'e | watu mpaŋasa ndapaŋasaka labu | whetstone used to sharpen a bush knife |
| Tae' | paŋ-asa | that which is sharpened |
| Old Javanese | paŋ-asah | one who grinds or sharpens |
| WMP | ||
| Ilokano | paŋ-asá-an | whetstone, oilstone, hone |
| Bahasa Indonesia | peŋ-asah-an | manner or action of whetting or sharpening |
| Form. | ||
| Bunun | sasaq-an | grindstone |
| Paiwan | tataq-an | large whetstone |
| WMP | ||
| Bontok | ʔasá-ʔan | whetstone, especially one used for putting a fine edge on a blade |
| Tagalog | hasaʔ-án | whetstone |
| Hanunóo | ʔasaʔ-án | whetstone |
| Simalungun Batak | asah-an | whetstone |
| Simalur | asa-n | whetstone |
| Mentawai | asa-an | whetstone |
| Tae' | asa-n | whetstone |
| Makassarese | asa-aŋ | whetstone |
| Makassarese (Salayar) | asa-aŋ | whetstone |
| Sundanese | batu asah-an | whetstone |
| Old Javanese | asah-an | grindings |
| Javanese | asah-an | whetstone |
| Bahasa Indonesia | asah-an | instrument used to whet or sharpen |
| OC | ||
| Pohnpeian | adahd | sharpen, put an edge on something (intransitive) |
| ede | sharpen, put an edge on something (transitive) | |
| Manam | ara-i | sharpen |
| Sa'a | sat-e | rub down, grind, sharpen on a stone |
| Arosi | ata-ata | a rasp, scraper |
| ata-i | scrape, rub, sharpen with rubbing | |
| Bauro | rata-i | scrape, rub, sharpen with rubbing |