basa

From Vietnamese ba sa.

basa (plural basa)

1. The catfish Pangasius bocourti.

   Synonyms: (Britain) cobbler, river cobbler

• basa fish

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

basa

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

Ultimately from Sanskrit भाषा (bhāṣā).

basa (Sundanese script ᮘᮞ)

1. language

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

basa (Balinese script ᬩᬲ)

1. herb, spice

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

basa (Balinese script ᬪᬵᬱ)

1. language

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

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

basa

1. language

basa (comparative basago, superlative basen, excessive basegi)

1. (Northern, Upper Navarre) wild

basa inan

1. mud

• “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

• basè (Urban Jakarta)

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

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

basa

1. language

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *basəq.

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

basâ (plural barasa, Basahan spelling ᜊᜐ)

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

   Synonym: dumog

   Antonyms: alang, mara

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

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

bása (plural barasa, Basahan spelling ᜊᜐ)

1. reading

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

basa f (plural bases)

1. (card games) trick

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

basa

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

• “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.

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

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

basâ (Badlit spelling ᜊᜐ)

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

   Antonyms: uga, mala

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

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

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

bása (Badlit spelling ᜊᜐ)

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

   Synonym: sabot

Borrowed from German Bass or French basse. The meaning “prison” was probably based on French au violon (“in prison”, literally “in violin”). The meaning “bottle crate” was probably derived from that, with the bottles being confined in the crate.^[1]

• IPA^(key): [ˈbasa]
• Rhymes: -asa

basa f (relational adjective basový)

1. (music) bass (musical instrument)
2. (informal) bottle crate (a crate used to transport bottles)

   Synonym: přepravka

3. (informal, expressive) prison (a place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)

   Synonyms: vězení, žalář, katr

• “basa”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “basa”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “basa”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

From baso +‎ -a.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbasa/
• Rhymes: -asa
• Hyphenation: ba‧sa

basa (accusative singular basan, plural basaj, accusative plural basajn)

1. bass, bassy (of, relating to or characteristic of bass)

basa

1. third-person singular past historic of baser

• à bas

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)basəq.

basâ (diminutive basâ-basâ)

1. damp, soaked, wet

basâ (diminutive basâ-basâ)

1. to drench; to wet

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

bása (diminutive basá-bása)

1. to read

• pasa

Borrowing from Ottoman Turkish باش (baş, “head, chief, master”), from Proto-Turkic *baĺč (“head”).

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɒʃɒ]
• Hyphenation: ba‧sa
• Rhymes: -ʃɒ

basa (plural basák)

1. pasha

• basa in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
• basa in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).

Borrowed from French bas, Italian basso and Spanish bajo, all from Late Latin bassus.

• IPA^(key): /ˈba.sa/

basa

1. low

• basigar (“to make low, lower, shorten the height of”)

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)basəq.

• Hyphenation: ba‧sá
• IPA^(key): /baˈsa/, [bɐˈsa]

basá

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

basá

1. soaking

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

• Hyphenation: bá‧sa
• IPA^(key): /ˈbasa/

bása

1. reading
2. study

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbasa/ [ˈba.sa]
• Rhymes: -asa
• Syllabification: ba‧sa

Borrowed from Dutch base, from French base, from Latin basis, from Ancient Greek βάσις (básis). Doublet of basis.

basa (plural basa-basa)

1. (chemistry) base (chemical compound that will neutralize an acid)

   Synonym: alkali

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

basa (plural basa-basa)

1. (dialect: Boing) a group of sago trees growing in one place
2. (dialect: Seram) common sago plantation in Seram

basa (plural basa-basa)

1. (colloquial, uncommon) alternative form of bahasa (“language”)

• “basa” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

• IPA^(key): [ˈbˠɑsˠə], [ˈbˠasˠə]

basa f

1. plural of bas

• IPA^(key): /ˈba.za/
• Rhymes: -aza
• Hyphenation: bà‧sa

basa

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

• Saba

basa

1. (Banawá) to put a stick up high

• 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

basa

1. (Indonesian) romanization of ꦧꦱ

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)basəq.

• IPA^(key): /bəˈsaʔ/ [bəˈsäʔ]
• Hyphenation: ba‧sâ

basâ

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

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈbasəʔ/ [ˈbäː.səʔ]
• Hyphenation: ba‧sa

básâ

1. reading
2. act of reading

basa m (plural [please provide])

1. base

basa

1. word

Perhaps related to Proto-Kuki-Chin *ɓaal

basa

1. taro (Colocasia esculenta)

basa

1. romanization of ᠪᠠᠰᠠ

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)basəq.

basa

1. to wet

Borrowed from Malay baca.

basa

1. to read

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

basa

1. language

• kabasa

• IPA^(key): /ˈbasa/

basa

1. first/second-person singular preterite/imperfect indicative of is

• IPA^(key): /ba.sa/
• Rhymes: -sa
• Homophones: baśa, bhāṣa
• Hyphenation: ba‧sa

basa

1. alternative spelling of bhāṣa (“speech; language; poem”)
2. alternative spelling of waśa (“power, force; dominion”)

• "basa" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

From Proto-Bantu *-bàkia.

-basa

1. to light, to kindle

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

basa

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

Ultimately from Sanskrit भाषा (bhāṣā).

basa (Sundanese script ᮘᮞ)

1. language

basa (Sundanese script ᮘᮞ)

1. when

From Proto-Bantu *-bàkia.

-basa

1. to light, to kindle

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

From bas (leader of the daily, actual work) + -a to construct the verb.

basa (present basar, preterite basade, supine basat, imperative basa)

1. (dated) to lead, and direct, the daily work

Borrowed from Malay baca, from Sanskrit वाचा (vācā), instrumental singular of वाच् (vā́c, “speech, voice”). Doublet of boses.

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈbasa/ [ˈbaː.sɐ] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -asa
  • IPA^(key): /baˈsa/ [bɐˈsa] (adjective)
    • Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: ba‧sa

basa (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜐ)

1. reading
2. act of reading

basá (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜐ)

1. fond of reading

   Synonyms: palabasa, mapagbasa

2. already read

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *basəq. Compare Malay basah (“wet”).

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /baˈsaʔ/ [bɐˈsaʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: ba‧sa

basâ (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜐ)

1. wet

   Antonym: tuyo

• “basa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

• saba, saab

basa

1. feminine singular of baso

From Proto-Bantu *-bàkia.

-basa

1. (transitive) to light, to kindle

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

From Proto-Bantu *-bàkia.

-basa

1. (transitive) to light, to kindle
2. (transitive) to stir up, to enflame (trouble)
3. (transitive) to strike hard

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “ɓasa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “ɓasa (7.4)”