basbas

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbasbas/ [ˈbas.bas]
• Hyphenation: bas‧bas

Noun

básbás (plural barasbas, Basahan spelling ᜊᜐ᜔ᜊᜐ᜔)

1. a hit with a whip

   Synonyms: pakol, badas

Derived terms

• basbason
• magbasbas
• pamasbas

 

Maranao

Verb

basbas

1. to beat, to whip, to smash

Tagalog

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

Noun

basbás (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜐ᜔ᜊᜐ᜔)

1. blessing; benediction

   Synonyms: bendisyon, pagpapala

2. absolution

   Synonym: absolusyon

3. (figurative) superficial cut (of one's hair)

Derived terms

• basbasan
• bumasbas
• himasmas
• himasmasan
• mahimasmasan
• pabasbasan
• pagbasbas

 

Anagrams

• sabsab