English

Noun

basa ‎(plural basa)

1. The catfish Pangasius bocourti.

Asturian

Verb

basa

1. third-person singular present indicative of basar
2. second-person singular imperative of basar

Catalan

Noun

basa f ‎(plural bases)

1. (card games) trick

Verb

basa

1. third-person singular present indicative of basar
2. second-person singular imperative of basar

Cebuano

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)basəq.

Adjective

basa

1. wet (of an object: covered with or impregnated with liquid)

Verb

basa

1. To wet; to cover or impregnate with liquid.

Etymology 2

From Malay bahasa, from Sanskrit भाषा ‎(bhāṣā, “language”).

Verb

basa

1. To read.

Czech

Etymology

Borrowing from German Bass or French basse.^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /basa/
• Rhymes: -asa

Noun

basa f

1. (music) bass (musical instrument)
2. (informal) A crate used to transport bottles.
3. (informal, expressive) prison (a place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)

Declension

Synonyms

• (bass): kontrabas m
• (crate): přepravka f
• (prison): vězení n, žalář m, katr m

Derived terms

• basák
• basista
• basový

References

1. ↑ basa in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007

French

Verb

basa

1. third-person singular past historic of baser

Anagrams

• à bas

Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)basəq.

Adjective

basâ (diminutive basâ-basâ)

1. damp, soaked, wet

Verb

basâ (diminutive basâ-basâ)

1. to drench, to wet

Verb

bása (diminutive basá-bása)

1. to read

Hungarian

Alternative forms

• pasa

Etymology

From the Ottoman Turkish başa, of uncertain origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɒʃɒ]
• Hyphenation: ba‧sa

Noun

basa ‎(plural basák)

1. pasha

Declension

Derived terms

• basáskodik

Ido

Adjective

basa

1. low

Derived terms

• basigar ‎(“to make low, lower, shorten the height of”)

Ilocano

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)basəq.

Adjective

basa

1. wet (of an object: covered with or impregnated with liquid)

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbˠɑsˠə], [ˈbˠasˠə]

Noun

basa f

1. plural of bas

Mutation

Italian

Verb

basa

1. third-person singular present of basare
2. second-person singular imperative of basare

Anagrams

• Saba

Javanese

Etymology

From Sanskrit भाषा ‎(bhāṣā, “speech, language”)

Noun

basa

1. language

See also

• ꦧꦱ ‎(basa)

Kapampangan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)basəq.

Adjective

basa

1. wet (of an object: covered with or impregnated with liquid)

Ladin

Noun

basa m ‎(plural [please provide])

1. base

Old Irish

Verb

basa

1. first-person singular preterite and imperfect indicative of is
2. second-person singular preterite and imperfect indicative of is

Mutation

Spanish

Verb

basa

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of basar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of basar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of basar.

Sundanese

Conjunction

basa

1. when

Swedish

Etymology

From bas (leader of the daily, actual work) + -a to construct the verb.

Verb

basa ‎(present basar, preterite basade, supine basat, imperative basa)

1. (dated) to lead, and direct, the daily work

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)basəq.

Adjective

basa

1. wet (of an object: covered with or impregnated with liquid)

Etymology 2

Verb

basa

1. read

Conjugation

Venetian

Adjective

basa

1. feminine singular of baso