basa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "basa"

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English

Etymology

From Vietnamese ba sa.

Noun

basa (plural basa)

1. The catfish Pangasius bocourti.

   Synonyms: (Britain) cobbler, river cobbler

Related terms

• basa fish

Translations

Pangasius bocourti

Irish: gréasaí m Korean: 베트남메기 (beteunammegi)

Anagrams

• AABs, BSAA, SABA, Saab, Saba, abas, baas, saba, à bas

Asturian

Verb

basa

1. inflection of basar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Baduy

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit भाषा (bhāṣā).

Noun

basa (Sundanese script ᮘᮞ)

1. language

Balinese

Etymology 1

Unknown, probably related to baseh (“to wash, to rinse”), hence Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)basəq (“wet”).

Noun

basa (Balinese script ᬩᬲ)

1. herb, spice

Etymology 2

From Old Javanese bhāṣa, from Sanskrit भाषा (bhāṣā, “language”).

Noun

basa (Balinese script ᬪᬵᬱ)

1. language

Further reading

• “basa”, in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia] (in Balinese), Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali]

Banjarese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit भाषा (bhāṣā, “speech, language”)

Noun

basa

1. language

Basque

Etymology 1

Adjective

basa (comparative basago, superlative basen, excessive basegi)

1. (Northern, Upper Navarre) wild

Declension

Declension of basa (adjective a-stem)

		indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive		basa	basa	basak	basok
ergative		basak	basak	basek	basok
dative		basari	basari	basei	basoi
genitive		basaren	basaren	basen	bason
comitative		basarekin	basarekin	basekin	basokin
causative		basarengatik	basarengatik	basengatik	basongatik
benefactive		basarentzat	basarentzat	basentzat	basontzat
instrumental		basaz	basaz	basez	basotaz
innesive	anim.	basarengan	basarengan	basengan	basongan
	inan.	basatan	basan	basetan	basotan
locative	anim.	—	—	—	—
	inan.	basatako	basako	basetako	basotako
allative	anim.	basarengana	basarengana	basengana	basongana
	inan.	basatara	basara	basetara	basotara
terminative	anim.	basarenganaino	basarenganaino	basenganaino	basonganaino
	inan.	basataraino	basaraino	basetaraino	basotaraino
directive	anim.	basarenganantz	basarenganantz	basenganantz	basonganantz
	inan.	basatarantz	basarantz	basetarantz	basotarantz
destinative	anim.	basarenganako	basarenganako	basenganako	basonganako
	inan.	basatarako	basarako	basetarako	basotarako
ablative	anim.	basarengandik	basarengandik	basengandik	basongandik
	inan.	basatatik	basatik	basetatik	basotatik
partitive		basarik	—	—	—
prolative		basatzat	—	—	—

Etymology 2

Noun

basa inan

1. mud

Declension

Declension of basa (inan a-stem)

	indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive	basa	basa	basak	basok
ergative	basak	basak	basek	basok
dative	basari	basari	basei	basoi
genitive	basaren	basaren	basen	bason
comitative	basarekin	basarekin	basekin	basokin
causative	basarengatik	basarengatik	basengatik	basongatik
benefactive	basarentzat	basarentzat	basentzat	basontzat
instrumental	basaz	basaz	basez	basotaz
innesive	basatan	basan	basetan	basotan
locative	basatako	basako	basetako	basotako
allative	basatara	basara	basetara	basotara
terminative	basataraino	basaraino	basetaraino	basotaraino
directive	basatarantz	basarantz	basetarantz	basotarantz
destinative	basatarako	basarako	basetarako	basotarako
ablative	basatatik	basatik	basetatik	basotatik
partitive	basarik	—	—	—
prolative	basatzat	—	—	—

Derived terms

• basadi (“morass, mudhole”)
• basaka (“windstorm”)
• basara (“fertilizer”)
• basatza (“morass, mudhole”)

Further reading

• “basa”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “basa”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Betawi

Alternative forms

• basè (Urban Jakarta)
• bahasa (Urban Jakarta)

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit भाषा (bhāṣā, “speech, language”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /basa/
• Rhymes: -a
• Hyphenation: ba‧sa

Noun

basa

1. language

Derived terms

• basa Kerèsten

Bikol Central

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *basəq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈsaʔ/ [baˈsaʔ]
• Hyphenation: ba‧sa

Adjective

basâ (plural barasa, Basahan spelling ᜊᜐ)

1. (Naga) wet (covered or impregnated with liquid)

   Synonym: dumog

   Antonyms: alang, mara

Derived terms

• basa-basa
• basaon
• kabas-an
• kabasan
• mabasa
• magbasa
• makabasa

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Malay baca, from Sanskrit वाचा (vācā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbasa/ [ˈba.sa]
• Hyphenation: ba‧sa

Noun

bása (plural barasa, Basahan spelling ᜊᜐ)

1. reading

Derived terms

• basahon
• magbasa
• pagbasa

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈba.zə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈba.za]

Etymology 1

Noun

basa f (plural bases)

1. (card games) trick

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

basa

1. inflection of basar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “basa”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “basa”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “basa” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “basa” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Cebuano

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)basəq.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ba‧sa
• IPA^(key): /baˈsaʔ/ [bɐˈs̪aʔ]

Adjective

basâ (Badlit spelling ᜊᜐ)

1. wet (of an object: covered with or impregnated with liquid)

   Antonyms: uga, mala

Verb

basâ (Badlit spelling ᜊᜐ)

1. to wet; to cover or impregnate with liquid
2. to wash
3. to cook with more water than usual
4. to bathe with something on

Derived terms

• basa ang papel (“having a bad reputation; to ruin one's reputation”)
• basa ang tingog (“raspy”)
• basa-basa (“humid; moist”)
• basaon (“watery”)
• himasa (“to wash someone's feet”)
• manghimasa (“to wash one's feet”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Malay baca, from Sanskrit वाचा (vācā).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ba‧sa
• IPA^(key): /ˈbasa/ [ˈba.s̪ɐ]

Verb

bása (Badlit spelling ᜊᜐ)

1. to read
2. to interpret omens
3. to understand

   Synonym: sabot

Derived terms

• balasahon (“reading material”)
• bumabasa (“reader”)
• bumalasa (“reader”)
• himasa (“fond of reading”)
• kabasahon
• magbabasa (“reader”)
• magbalasa (“reader”)
• tigbasa