basag

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ba‧sag

Adjective

basag

1. characteristic of the sound of a blown speaker

Hiligaynon

Adjective

baság

1. cracked, dull, hollow

Maranao

Noun

basag

1. strength, vigor, vim

Verb

basag

1. to crack, to break

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *basag (“to crack, break; cracked, broken”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈbasaɡ/ [ˈbaː.sɐɡ̚] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -asaɡ
  • IPA^(key): /baˈsaɡ/ [bɐˈsaɡ̚] (adjective)
    • Rhymes: -aɡ
• Syllabification: ba‧sag

Noun

basag (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜐᜄ᜔)

1. crack (of solid and brittle objects)
2. act of breaking or cracking solid and brittle objects

Derived terms

• babasagang-alon
• babasagin
• basag-hingaw
• basag-ulera
• basag-ulero
• basag-ulo
• basag-uluhin
• basagan
• basagan ng trip
• basagin
• basagin ang katahimikan
• bumasag
• di makabasag-pinggan
• mabasag
• mabasag-ulo
• mabasagan
• mabasagin
• makabasag
• pagbasag
• pagbasag-basagin
• pagkabasag

 

Adjective

baság (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜐᜄ᜔)

1. broken; cracked (of solid and brittle objects)

See also

• malat
• paos

 

Further reading

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

Tausug

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /basaɡ/ [baˈsaɡ̚]
• Rhymes: -aɡ
• Syllabification: ba‧sag

Noun

basag

1. physical strength; vigor (in working, eating, or drinking)

Derived terms

• mabasag