biṣa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bisa"

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit विष (viṣa, “poison”). Doublet of wiṣa, biṣa, and bisa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bi.sa/
  • Rhymes: -sa
  • Hyphenation: bi‧sa

Adjective

biṣa

  1. venomous
  2. highly effective, powerful, mighty
  3. skilled, accomplished, capable, able

Alternative forms

Derived terms

  • amiṣa
  • binisa
  • kabisan
  • tan pabisa

Descendants

  • > Javanese: ꦧꦶꦱ (bisa), ꦲꦶꦱ (isa) (inherited)
    • → Peranakan Indonesian: iso
    • → Malay: bisa
      • > Indonesian: bisa (inherited)

Further reading

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