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

• IPA^(key): /ˈbasaɡ/, [ˈba.sɐɡ] (noun)

• IPA^(key): /baˈsaɡ/, [bɐˈsaɡ] (adjective)
• Rhymes: (noun) -asaɡ, (adjective) -aɡ
• Hyphenation: 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

• 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

Noun

basag

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Derived terms

• mabasag