basbas
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Pronunciation
Noun
básbás (plural barasbas, Basahan spelling ᜊᜐ᜔ᜊᜐ᜔)
Derived terms
- basbason
- magbasbas
- pamasbas
Verb
basbas
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *basbas (“purify by sprinkling with holy water”), from Proto-Austronesian *basbas (“sprinkle”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /basˈbas/ [bɐsˈbas]
- Rhymes: -as
- Syllabification: bas‧bas
- Homophone: Basbas
Noun
basbás (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜐ᜔ᜊᜐ᜔)
- blessing; benediction
- Synonyms: bendisyon, pagpapala
- absolution
- Synonym: absolusyon
- (figurative) superficial cut (of one's hair)
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