basmi
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay basmi, from Sanskrit भस्म (bhasma, “ash”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bas.mi/
- Hyphenation: bas‧mi
Verb
basmi
- to erase, to eradicate.
Conjugation
| Conjugation of basmi (meng-, transitive) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Root | basmi | ||||
| Active | Involuntary | Passive | Imperative | Jussive | |
| Active | membasmi | terbasmi | dibasmi | basmi | basmilah |
| Locative | – | – | – | – | – |
| Causative / Applicative1 | membasmikan | terbasmikan | dibasmikan | basmikan | basmikanlah |
| Causative | |||||
| Locative | – | – | – | – | – |
| Causative / Applicative1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1The -kan row is either causative or applicative, with transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning. Notes: Some of these forms do normally not exist or are rarely used in standard Indonesian. Some forms may also change meaning. | |||||
Derived terms
- membasmi
- pembasmi
- pembasmian
- terbasmi
Further reading
- “basmi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.