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basi

See also: Appendix:Variations of "basi"

Baba Malay

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Etymology

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From Malay basi (“stale”).[1]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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basi

  1. stale

References

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  1. ^ Nala H. Lee (2022) A Grammar of Modern Baba Malay‎[1], De Gruyter, →DOI, →ISBN

Bikol Central

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Etymology

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From Proto-Philippine *basi.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ba‧si
  • IPA(key): /ˈbasi/, [ˈba.si]

Noun

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basi

  1. juice from sugar cane

Brunei Malay

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayic *bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /basi/
  • Hyphenation: ba‧si

Noun

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basi

  1. iron (element)
  2. metal (atomic element or material made of such atoms)

Catalan

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Verb

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basi

  1. inflection of basar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Cebuano

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Etymology

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From Proto-Philippine *basi (“sugarcane wine”) (cf. Bikol Central basi, Ilocano basi).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ba‧si
  • IPA(key): /ˈbasi/, [ˈba.s̪ɪ]

Noun

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basi

  1. rice wine
    Synonym: pangasi

Chichewa

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Etymology 1

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From Swahili basi.

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Adverb

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basi

  1. enough, no more

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from English bus.

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Noun

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bási class 9 (plural mabási class 6)

  1. bus

Etymology 3

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Adjective

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-basi

  1. very many, very much

Dongxiang

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Etymology

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From Proto-Mongolic *bars, a loanword from Proto-Turkic *bars (“leopard, large feline”) of unclear etymology.

Compare Mongolian бар (bar), Kazakh барыс (barys).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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basi

  1. tiger
    ene basi usude yanji fuguwo
    This tiger by drowning in water

Fijian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English bus

Noun

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basi

  1. bus

Hiligaynon

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Adverb

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básì

  1. perhaps

Noun

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bási

  1. a type of rice beer

Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Danish base.

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Noun

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basi m (genitive singular basa, nominative plural basar)

  1. (chemistry) base, alkali

Declension

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declension of basi
m-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative basi basinn basar basarnir
accusative basa basann basa basana
dative basa basanum bösum bösunum
genitive basa basans basa basanna

Synonyms

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Ilocano

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Etymology

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From Proto-Philippine *basi.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: bá‧si
  • IPA(key): /ˈbasi/

Noun

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bási

  1. sugar cane wine creating by boiling sugar cane juice on bark of the Java plum (lumboy) and fermenting it inside clay jars containing yeast

Derived terms

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Indonesian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈbasi]
  • Hyphenation: ba‧si

Etymology 1

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From Malay basi, probably from Tamil வாசி (vāci, “to smell”). Cognate of Tagalog basi (“rice wine”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

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basi

  1. stale, rancid (no longer fresh)
  2. banal (common)
  3. dated (no longer fashionable)
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Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Probably from Tamil வாசி (vāci, “rate, discount”).

Noun

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basi (plural basi-basi, first-person possessive basiku, second-person possessive basimu, third-person possessive basinya)

  1. extra
  2. discount
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Etymology 3

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Probably from Chinese 盤子／盘子 (pánzi).

Noun

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basi (plural basi-basi, first-person possessive basiku, second-person possessive basimu, third-person possessive basinya)

  1. dish, plate.
    Synonym: pinggan

Further reading

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Italian

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Noun

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basi f

  1. plural of base

Verb

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basi

  1. inflection of basare:
    1. second-person singular present indicative
    2. first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
    3. third-person singular imperative

Latin

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Noun

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basī

  1. dative/ablative singular of basis

Limos Kalinga

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Noun

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basi

  1. sugar cane wine

Lingala

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Noun

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basi class 2

  1. Alternative form of bǎsí

Malay

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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basi (Jawi spelling باسي)

  1. (of food) stale, rancid (no longer fresh)
  2. banal (common)
  3. dated (no longer fashionable)

Synonyms

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Descendants

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  • Baba Malay: basi
  • Indonesian: basi

Further reading

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Minangkabau

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayic *bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.

Noun

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basi

  1. iron

Mongo

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Noun

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basi

  1. water

References

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  • Edward Algernon Ruskin, Lily Ruskin, A Grammar of the Lomongo Language (1934)

Sranan Tongo

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Etymology 1

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From English boss.

Noun

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basi

  1. boss

Verb

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basi

  1. to be in charge of something
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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

Noun

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basi

  1. bark (of a tree), shell (of a nut or coconut)

Swahili

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from English bus.

Noun

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basi (ma class, plural mabasi)

  1. bus

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Omani Arabic بس (bass, “enough!”), from Persian بس (bas, “enough”).

Conjunction

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basi

  1. well; then; so
    Imba basi!
    Well, sing!
Usage notes
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Generally placed after a verb to support an order or express resignation.

Tagalog

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Noun

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basì (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜐᜒ)

  1. basi (Philippine sugarcane liquor)

Venetian

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Adjective

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basi

  1. masculine plural of baso

Yogad

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Noun

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basi

  1. sugarcane wine
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