basi

basi

See also: basì, básī, băși, başî, başı, bàsi, and basi-

Baba Malay

Etymology

From Malay basi (“stale”).[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /basi/

Adjective

basi

1. stale

References

1. Nala H. Lee (2022) A Grammar of Modern Baba Malay‎, De Gruyter, DOI:10.1515/9783110745061, →ISBN

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Bikol Central

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *basi.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ba‧si
• IPA^(key): /ˈbasi/

Noun

basi

1. juice from sugar cane

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Brunei Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /basi/
• Hyphenation: ba‧si

Noun

basi

1. iron (element)
2. metal (atomic element or material made of such atoms)

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Catalan

Verb

basi

1. third-person singular imperative form of basar
2. third-person singular present subjunctive form of basar
3. first-person singular present subjunctive form of basar

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Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *basi (“sugarcane wine”) (cf. Bikol Central basi, Ilocano basi).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ba‧si
• IPA^(key): /ˈbasi/, [ˈba.s̪ɪ]

Noun

basi

1. rice wine

   Synonym: pangasi

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Chichewa

Etymology 1

From Swahili basi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɓa.si/

Adverb

basi

1. enough, no more

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English bus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbá.si/

Noun

bási class 9 (plural mabási class 6)

1. bus

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɓa.si/

Adjective

-basi

1. very many, very much

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Dongxiang

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *bars, a loanword from Proto-Turkic *bars (“leopard, large feline”) of unclear etymology.

Compare Mongolian бар (bar), Kazakh барыс (barys).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpasi/, [ˈpɑsɪ]

Noun

basi

1. tiger

   ene basi usude yanji fuguwo

   This tiger by drowning in water

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Hiligaynon

Adverb

básì

1. perhaps

Noun

bási

1. a type of rice beer

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Danish base.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpaːsɪ/
• Rhymes: -aːsɪ

Noun

basi m (genitive singular basa, nominative plural basar)

1. (chemistry) base, alkali

Declension

declension of basi

m-w1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	basi	basinn	basar	basarnir
accusative	basa	basann	basa	basana
dative	basa	basanum	bösum	bösunum
genitive	basa	basans	basa	basanna

Synonyms

• (base, alkali): lútur

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Ilocano

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *basi.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: bá‧si
• IPA^(key): /ˈbasi/

Noun

bási

1. sugarcane wine creating by boiling sugarcane juice on bark of the Java plum (lumboy) and fermenting it inside clay jars containing yeast.

Derived terms

• basien

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Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbasi]
• Hyphenation: ba‧si

Etymology 1

From Malay basi, probably from Tamil வாசி (vāci, “to smell”). Cognate of Tagalog basi (“rice wine”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

basi

1. stale, rancid (no longer fresh)
2. banal (common)
3. dated (no longer fashionable)

Synonyms

• banal

Derived terms

• kebasian
• membasi
• membasikan

 

Etymology 2

Probably from Tamil வாசி (vāci, “rate, discount”).

Noun

basi (plural basi-basi, first-person possessive basiku, second-person possessive basimu, third-person possessive basinya)

1. extra
2. discount

Derived terms

• membasi
• membasikan

 

Etymology 3

Probably from Chinese 盤子／盘子 (pánzi).

Noun

basi (plural basi-basi, first-person possessive basiku, second-person possessive basimu, third-person possessive basinya)

1. dish, plate.

   Synonym: pinggan

Further reading

• “basi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

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Italian

Noun

basi f

1. plural of base

Verb

basi

1. inflection of basare:
   1. second-person singular present indicative
   2. first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
   3. third-person singular imperative

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Latin

Noun

basī

1. dative/ablative singular of basis

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Limos Kalinga

Noun

basi

1. sugar cane wine

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Lingala

Noun

basi class 2

1. Alternative form of bǎsí

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Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /basi/
• Rhymes: -asi, -si, -i

Adjective

basi (Jawi spelling باسي‎)

1. (of food) stale, rancid (no longer fresh)
2. banal (common)
3. dated (no longer fashionable)

Synonyms

• banal

Descendants

• Baba Malay: basi
• Indonesian: basi

Further reading

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

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Minangkabau

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.

Noun

basi

1. iron

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Mongo

Noun

basi

1. water

References

• Edward Algernon Ruskin, Lily Ruskin, A Grammar of the Lomongo Language (1934)

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Swahili

basi

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya)

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from English bus.

Noun

basi (ma class, plural mabasi)

1. bus

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Omani Arabic بس‎ (bass, “enough!”), from Persian بس‎ (bas, “enough”).

Conjunction

basi

1. well; then; so

   Imbe basi!

   Well, sing!

Usage notes

Generally placed after a verb to support an order or express resignation.

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Tagalog

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ba‧si
• IPA^(key): /ˈbasiʔ/, [ˈba.sɪʔ]

Noun

basì

1. basi (Philippine sugarcane liquor)

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Venetian

Adjective

basi

1. masculine plural of baso

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Yogad

Noun

basi

1. sugarcane wine