basig

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *basiʀ (“sexually impotent”). Compare Batad Ifugao bāhig and Malay basir.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈbasiɡ/ [ˈbaː.sɪɡ̚]
• Rhymes: -asiɡ
• Syllabification: ba‧sig

Adjective

basig (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜐᜒᜄ᜔)

1. castrated; caponized

   Synonyms: kapon, kinapon

Further reading

• “basig”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*basiR”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Anagrams

• bigas