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

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

Romanization

basa

1. romanization of ᬩᬲ (“herb, spice”)
2. romanization of ᬪᬵᬱ (“language”)

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, ending in -a)

		indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive		basa	basa	basak
ergative		basak	basak	basek
dative		basari	basari	basei
genitive		basaren	basaren	basen
comitative		basarekin	basarekin	basekin
causative		basarengatik	basarengatik	basengatik
benefactive		basarentzat	basarentzat	basentzat
instrumental		basaz	basaz	basez
inessive	anim	basarengan	basarengan	basengan
	inan	basatan	basan	basetan
locative	anim	—	—	—
	inan	basatako	basako	basetako
allative	anim	basarengana	basarengana	basengana
	inan	basatara	basara	basetara
terminative	anim	basarenganaino	basarenganaino	basenganaino
	inan	basataraino	basaraino	basetaraino
directive	anim	basarenganantz	basarenganantz	basenganantz
	inan	basatarantz	basarantz	basetarantz
destinative	anim	basarenganako	basarenganako	basenganako
	inan	basatarako	basarako	basetarako
ablative	anim	basarengandik	basarengandik	basengandik
	inan	basatatik	basatik	basetatik
partitive		basarik	—	—
prolative		basatzat	—	—

Etymology 2

Noun

basa inan

1. mud

Declension

Declension of basa (inanimate, ending in -a)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	basa	basa	basak
ergative	basak	basak	basek
dative	basari	basari	basei
genitive	basaren	basaren	basen
comitative	basarekin	basarekin	basekin
causative	basarengatik	basarengatik	basengatik
benefactive	basarentzat	basarentzat	basentzat
instrumental	basaz	basaz	basez
inessive	basatan	basan	basetan
locative	basatako	basako	basetako
allative	basatara	basara	basetara
terminative	basataraino	basaraino	basetaraino
directive	basatarantz	basarantz	basetarantz
destinative	basatarako	basarako	basetarako
ablative	basatatik	basatik	basetatik
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)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈsa/
• Rhymes: -sa
• 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, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “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