basah
Acehnese
Etymology
From Proto-Chamic *basah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)basəq.
Adjective
basah
- wet
References
- 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.
- Thorgood, Graham (1999). From Ancient Cham to Modern Dialects: Two Thousand Years of Language Contact and Change: With an Appendix of Chamic Reconstructions and Loanwords. Honolulu: University of Hawaiʻi Press.
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay basah, from Proto-Malayic *basəh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)basəq.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbasah]
- Hyphenation: ba‧sah
Adjective
basah
- wet (of an object: covered with or impregnated with liquid)
- fresh: newly produced or obtained; recent.
- (figurative) profitable
Derived terms
- basahan
- berbasah-basah
- kebasahan
- kebasah-basahan
- keterbasahan
- membasahi
- membasahkan
- pembasahan
- basah kerongkongan
- basah kuyup
- basah lencun
- kamar mandi basah
- pasar basah
Further reading
- “basah” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Alternative forms
- basak (Sambas)
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *basəh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *basəq (“wet; wash clothes”) or Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ma-baseq (“wet, moist, damp”), from Proto-Austronesian *baseq (“wash clothes”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /basah/
- Rhymes: -asah, -sah, -ah
Adjective
basah (Jawi spelling باسه)
- wet (of an object: covered with or impregnated with liquid)
Derived terms
- kebasahan (“wetness”)
Further reading
- “basah” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.