basahan

See also: Basahan

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ba‧sa‧han

Noun

basahan

1. loincloth

   Synonym: bahag

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /baˈsahan/ [baˈsa.han]
• Rhymes: -ahan
• Syllabification: ba‧sa‧han

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay basahan, equivalent to basah (“wet”) +‎ -an.

Adjective

basahan (comparative lebih basahan, superlative paling basahan) (dialectal)

1. something that is used while bathing

   kain basahan ― bath clothe or towel (wrapped around the body while bathing)

2. something that is used daily

   baju basahan ― daily used shirt or dress

   bahasa basahan ― colloquial or everyday language

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Javanese ꦧꦱꦲꦤ꧀ (basahan).

Noun

basahan (plural basahan-basahan)

1. kind of Javanese traditional long wedding dress

Further reading

• “basahan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

basah (“wet”) +‎ -an

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈsahan/ [baˈsa.han]

Adjective

basahan (Jawi spelling باسهن)

1. something that is used while bathing

   kain basahan ― bath cloth or towel (wrapped around the body while bathing)

2. something that is used daily

   baju basahan ― daily used shirt or dress

   gelang basahan ― daily worn bracelet

   bahasa basahan ― colloquial or everyday language

Descendants

• Indonesian: basahan
• →? Tagalog: basahan

Further reading

• “basahan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /baˈsahan/ [bɐˈsaː.hɐn̪]
• Rhymes: -ahan
• Syllabification: ba‧sa‧han

Etymology 1

Either from the following:

• From Malay basahan (“daily used items or clothes”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *basəq-an (“thing that gets wet”). Can also be analyzed as basah (“wet”) + -an.
• From basa (“wet”) + -han. However, the expected conjugation would be *basaan since basa ends with a glottal stop, and the root being basa (“reading”) is unlikely. Possibly an irregular conjugation.

Compare Kapampangan basan (“rag”), Maranao basa'an (“bathing suit”), Tausug basaanan (“clothing worn while one is bathing”), and Old Javanese basahan (“piece of cloth which is not taken off while bathing”).

Noun

basahan (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜐᜑᜈ᜔)

1. cleaning rag; waste piece of cloth (used for cleaning, dusting, etc.)

   Synonyms: pamunas, trapo, estrasa

Derived terms

• basahanin
• basanhin
• magbasahan
• malabasahan
• mamasahan
• manyikang-basahan
• pagbabasahan

See also

• gulanit

Etymology 2

From basa (“reading”) +‎ -han.

Verb

basahan (complete binasahan, progressive binabasahan, contemplative babasahan, Baybayin spelling ᜊᜐᜑᜈ᜔)

1. to be read something for

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for basahan (Class II) - mag/in/an double-object verb

root word		basa
trigger	affix	aspect
		infinitive	complete	progressive	contemplative	recently complete
actor	mag-	magbasa	nagbasa	nagbabasa nagabasa2	magbabasa magabasa2 gabasa2	kababasa1 kapagbabasa1 kakabasa kakapagbasa kapapagbasa
object	-in	basahin	binasa	binabasa inabasa2	babasahin abasahin2	⁠—
directional	-an	basahan	binasahan	binabasahan inabasahan2	babasahan abasahan2	—
locative	pag- -an	pagbasahan	pinagbasahan	pinapagbasahan pinagbabasahan	papagbasahan pagbabasahan	⁠—
benefactive	ipag-	ipagbasa	ipinagbasa	ipinapagbasa	ipapagbasa	⁠—
instrument	ipang-	ipambasa	ipinambasa	ipinapambasa	ipapambasa	⁠—
causative	ikapag-	ikapagbasa	ikinapagbasa	ikinapagbabasa1 ikinakapagbasa	ikapagbabasa1 ikakapagbasa	⁠—
referential	pag- -an	pagbasahan	pinagbasahan	pinapagbasahan pinagbabasahan	papagbasahan pagbabasahan	⁠—

¹ Used in formal contexts. ² Dialectal use only.

Indirect (pa-) verb forms

trigger	affix	aspect
		infinitive	complete	progressive	contemplative	recently complete
actor	magpa-	magpabasa	nagpabasa	nagpapabasa	magpapabasa	⁠kapababasa1 kapapabasa kapagpapabasa kakapabasa
actor-secondary	papag- -in	papagbasahin	pinapagbasa	pinapapagbasa	papapagbasahin	⁠—
object	ipa-	ipabasa	ipinabasa	ipinababasa ipinapabasa	ipababasa ipapabasa	⁠—
directional	pa- -an	pabasahan	pinabasahan	pinapabasahan pinababasahan	papabasahan pababasahan	⁠—
benefactive	ipagpa-	ipagpabasa	ipinagpabasa	ipinagpapabasa1 ipinapagpabasa	ipagpapabasa1 ipapagpabasa	⁠—
causative	ikapagpa-	ikapagpabasa	ikinapagpabasa	ikinapagpapabasa1 ikinakapagpabasa	ikapagpapabasa1 ikakapagpabasa	⁠—
locative	pagpa- -an	pagpabasahan	pinagpabasahan	pinagpapababasahan1 pinapagpabasahan	pagpapababasahan1 papagpabasahan	⁠—
	papag- -an	papagbasahan	pinapagbasahan	pinapapagbasahan	papapagbasahan	⁠—
referential	papag- -an	papagbasahan	pinapagbasahan	pinapapagbasahan	papapagbasahan	⁠—

¹ Used in formal contexts.

Ability/involuntary (maka-/ma-) verb forms

direct action verbs
trigger	affix	aspect
		infinitive	complete	progressive	contemplative
actor	makapag-	makapagbasa	nakapagbasa	nakapagbabasa1 nakakapagbasa	makapagbabasa1 makakapagbasa
object	ma-	mabasa	nabasa	nababasa	mababasa
directional	⁠ ma- -an	mabasahan	nabasahan	nababasahan	mababasahan
benefactive	maipag-	maipagbasa	naipagbasa	naipagbabasa1 naipapagbasa naiipagbasa	maipagbabasa1 maipapagbasa maiipagbasa
causative	maikapag-	maikapagbasa	naikapagbasa	naikapagbabasa1 naikapapagbasa naiikapagbasa	maikapagbabasa1 maikapapagbasa maiikapagbasa
	maipag-	maipagbasa	naipagbasa	naipagbabasa1 naipapagbasa naiipagbasa	maipagbabasa1 maipapagbasa maiipagbasa
locative	mapag- -an	mapagbasaan	napagbasaan	napagbabasaan1 napapagbasaan	mapagbabasaan1 mapapagbasaan
indirect action verbs
trigger	affix	aspect
		infinitive	complete	progressive	contemplative
actor	makapagpa-	makapagpabasa	nakapagpabasa	nakapagpapabasa1 nakakapagpabasa	makapagpapabasa1 makakapagpabasa
actor-secondary	mapapag-	mapapagbasa	napapagbasa	napapapagbasa	mapapapagbasa
object	maipa-	maipabasa	naipabasa	naipababasa1 naipapabasa naiipabasa	maipababasa1 maipapabasa maiipabasa
directional	mapa- -an	mapabasahan	napabasahan	napababasahan1 napapabasahan	mapababasahan1 mapapabasahan
benefactive	maipagpa-	maipagpabasa	naipagpabasa	naipagpapabasa1 naipapagpabasa naiipagpabasa	maipagpapabasa1 maipapagpabasa maiipagpabasa
causative	maikapagpa-	maikapagpabasa	naikapagpabasa	naikapagpapabasa1 naikakapagpabasa naiikapagpabasa	maikapagpapabasa1 maikakapagpabasa maiikapagpabasa
locative	mapagpa- -an	mapagpabasahan	napagpabasahan	napagpapababasahan1 napapagpabasahan	mapagpapababasahan1 mapapagpabasahan
	mapapag- -an	mapapagbasahan	napapagbasahan	napapapagbasahan	mapapapagbasahan
referential	mapapag- -an	mapapagbasahan	napapagbasahan	napapapagbasahan	mapapapagbasahan

¹ Used in formal contexts.

Social (maki-) verb forms

form	affix	aspect
		infinitive	complete	progressive	contemplative
direct	makipag-	makipagbasa	nakipagbasa	nakikipagbasa	makikipagbasa
	maki-	makibasa	nakibasa	nakikibasa	makikibasa
indirect	makipagpa-	makipagpabasa	nakipagpabasa	nakikipagpabasa	makikipagpabasa

Derived terms

• basahan ng sakdal

Further reading

• “basahan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎^[1], La Noble Villa de Pila
  • page 599: “Veſtido) Baſahan (pp) de cada dia que ſe pone para trabajar con el”
  • page 600: “Viejo) Baſahan (pp) vestido”