bahista

Cebuano

Etymology

From baho +‎ -ista. Compare English bassist.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ba‧his‧ta

Noun

bahista

  1. a bassist

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:bahista.

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish bajista. By surface analysis, baha +‎ -ista. Doublet of basista.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /baˈhista/ [bɐˈhis.t̪ɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ista
  • Syllabification: ba‧his‧ta

Noun

bahista (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜑᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ) (music)

  1. bassist
    Synonym: basista
  2. bassoonist

Further reading

  • bahista”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 68