basa

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English

Etymology

Ellipsis of basa fish, from Vietnamese ba sa + English fish. Partial calque of Vietnamese cá ba sa.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈbæsə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈbɑsə/
• Rhymes: -æsə, -ɑːsə
• Hyphenation: ba‧sa

Noun

basa (plural basa or basas)

1. The catfish Pangasius bocourti.

   Synonyms: (Britain) cobbler, river cobbler

Related terms

• basa fish

Translations

Pangasius bocourti

• Irish: gréasaí m
• Korean: 베트남메기 (beteunammegi)
• Polish: panga sumowata f

Anagrams

• AABs, BSAA, SABA, Saab, Saba, abas, baas, saba, à bas

Acehnese

Acehnese Spelling
EBAYD	basa
Husaini
Jawoe	بهسا

Alternative forms

• bahsa (alternative form)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈsa/
• Hyphenation: ba‧sa

Noun

basa (Jawoe spelling بهسا)

1. language (a body of words used as a form of communication)

   basa Acèh ― Acehnese language

   balék basa ― to translate

2. manners; etiquette;

   Hana jitupeue basa ― He doesn't know any etiquette

3. sign, gesture

   gopnyan ka geubri basa keujih ― He has given him a sign

4. intention

   Bèk tasom basa, tapeugah ubé buet ― Don't hide your intention, tell the truth.

References

• “basa”, in Kamus Aceh Indonesia [Acehnese-Indonesian Dictionary] (Seri K; 85), Seri 1. A-L [Volume 1. A-L] (eBook; overall work in Indonesian), Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, 1985, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 62
• “basa”, in Kamus Basa Acèh = Kamus Bahasa Aceh = Acehnese-Indonesian English Thesaurus. (Series C; 151), Series C, Volume 151 (eBook; overall work in English and Indonesian), Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, 1999, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 120
• “بهسا”, in Woordenboek der Atjehsche Taal [Dictionary of the Acehnese Language]‎^[1] (overall work in Dutch), Den Haag: 's Gravenhage : Martinus Nijhoff, 1889, page 47

Asturian

Verb

basa

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

Baduy

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit भाषा (bhāṣā).

Noun

basa (Sundanese script ᮘᮞ)

1. language

Balinese

Etymology 1

Unknown, probably related to baseh (“to wash, to rinse”), hence Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *basəq (“wet”).

Noun

basa (Balinese script ᬩᬲ)

1. herb, spice

Etymology 2

From Old Javanese bhāṣa, from Sanskrit भाषा (bhāṣā, “language”).

Noun

basa (Balinese script ᬪᬵᬱ)

1. language

Further reading

• “basa”, in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia] (in Balinese), Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].

Banjarese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit भाषा (bhāṣā, “speech, language”)

Noun

basa

1. language

Basque

Etymology 1

Adjective

basa (comparative basago, superlative basen, excessive basegi)

1. (Northern, Upper Navarre) wild

Declension

Declension of basa (adjective a-stem)

		indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive		basa	basa	basak	basok
ergative		basak	basak	basek	basok
dative		basari	basari	basei	basoi
genitive		basaren	basaren	basen	bason
comitative		basarekin	basarekin	basekin	basokin
causative		basarengatik	basarengatik	basengatik	basongatik
benefactive		basarentzat	basarentzat	basentzat	basontzat
instrumental		basaz	basaz	basez	basotaz
inessive	anim.	basarengan	basarengan	basengan	basongan
	inan.	basatan	basan	basetan	basotan
locative	anim.	—	—	—	—
	inan.	basatako	basako	basetako	basotako
allative	anim.	basarengana	basarengana	basengana	basongana
	inan.	basatara	basara	basetara	basotara
terminative	anim.	basarenganaino	basarenganaino	basenganaino	basonganaino
	inan.	basataraino	basaraino	basetaraino	basotaraino
directive	anim.	basarenganantz	basarenganantz	basenganantz	basonganantz
	inan.	basatarantz	basarantz	basetarantz	basotarantz
destinative	anim.	basarenganako	basarenganako	basenganako	basonganako
	inan.	basatarako	basarako	basetarako	basotarako
ablative	anim.	basarengandik	basarengandik	basengandik	basongandik
	inan.	basatatik	basatik	basetatik	basotatik
partitive		basarik	—	—	—
prolative		basatzat	—	—	—

Etymology 2

Noun

basa inan

1. mud

Declension

Declension of basa (inan a-stem)

	indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive	basa	basa	basak	basok
ergative	basak	basak	basek	basok
dative	basari	basari	basei	basoi
genitive	basaren	basaren	basen	bason
comitative	basarekin	basarekin	basekin	basokin
causative	basarengatik	basarengatik	basengatik	basongatik
benefactive	basarentzat	basarentzat	basentzat	basontzat
instrumental	basaz	basaz	basez	basotaz
inessive	basatan	basan	basetan	basotan
locative	basatako	basako	basetako	basotako
allative	basatara	basara	basetara	basotara
terminative	basataraino	basaraino	basetaraino	basotaraino
directive	basatarantz	basarantz	basetarantz	basotarantz
destinative	basatarako	basarako	basetarako	basotarako
ablative	basatatik	basatik	basetatik	basotatik
partitive	basarik	—	—	—
prolative	basatzat	—	—	—

Derived terms

• basadi (“morass, mudhole”)
• basaka (“windstorm”)
• basara (“fertilizer”)
• basatza (“morass, mudhole”)

Further reading

• “basa”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “basa”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Betawi

Alternative forms

• basè (Urban Jakarta)
• bahasa (Urban Jakarta)

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit भाषा (bhāṣā, “speech, language”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /basa/
• Rhymes: -a
• Hyphenation: ba‧sa

Noun

basa

1. language

Derived terms

• basa Kerèsten

Bole

Etymology

Cognate with Ngamo basâ, Maaka bòsô and Karekare bàsā.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bàsáː/

Verb

bàsā (verbal noun bese)

1. shoot
2. sting
3. kick

References

• Gimba, Alhaji M.; Ali, Malam B.; Bah, Madu (2009), Schuh, Russell G., editor, Bole-English-Hausa Dictionary‎^[2], 2nd edition, Potiskum: Ajami Press, page 14

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [ˈba.zə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈba.za]

Etymology 1

Noun

basa f (plural bases)

1. (card games) trick

Etymology 2

Verb

basa

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

Further reading

• “basa”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “basa”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “basa” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “basa”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Cebuano

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Austronesian *basəq

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *basəq

Cebuano basa

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *basəq.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Cebuano) IPA^(key): /baˈsaʔ/ [baˈs̪aʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: ba‧sa

Adjective

basâ (Badlit spelling ᜊᜐ)

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

   Antonyms: uga, mala

Verb

basâ (Badlit spelling ᜊᜐ)

1. to wet; to cover or impregnate with liquid
2. to wash
3. to cook with more water than usual
4. to bathe with something on

Derived terms

• basa ang papel (“having a bad reputation; to ruin one's reputation”)
• basa ang tingog (“raspy”)
• basa-basa (“humid; moist”)
• basaon (“watery”)
• himasa (“to wash someone's feet”)
• manghimasa (“to wash one's feet”)

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ-der.

Proto-Indo-European *wṓkʷs

Proto-Indo-Iranian *wā́kš

Sanskrit वाच् (vāc)

Sanskrit वाचा (vācā)bor.

Malay bacabor.

Cebuano basa

Borrowed from Malay baca, borrowed from Sanskrit वाचा (vācā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Cebuano) IPA^(key): /ˈbasa/ [ˈbaː.s̪a]
• Rhymes: -asa
• Syllabification: ba‧sa

Verb

bása (Badlit spelling ᜊᜐ)

1. to read
2. to interpret omens
3. to understand

   Synonym: sabot

Derived terms

• balasahon (“reading material”)
• bumabasa (“reader”)
• bumalasa (“reader”)
• himasa (“fond of reading”)
• kabasahon
• magbabasa (“reader”)
• magbalasa (“reader”)
• tigbasa

Central Bikol

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Austronesian *basəq

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *basəq

Central Bikol basa

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *basəq.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

basâ (plural barasa, Basahan spelling ᜊᜐ)

1. (Naga) wet (covered or impregnated with liquid)

   Synonym: dumog

   Antonyms: alang, mara

Derived terms

• basa-basa
• basaon
• kabas-an
• kabasan
• mabasa
• magbasa
• makabasa

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ-der.

Proto-Indo-European *wṓkʷs

Proto-Indo-Iranian *wā́kš

Sanskrit वाच् (vāc)

Sanskrit वाचा (vācā)bor.

Malay bacabor.

Central Bikol basa

Borrowed from Malay baca, borrowed from Sanskrit वाचा (vācā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbasa/ [ˈba.sa]
• Hyphenation: ba‧sa

Noun

bása (plural barasa, Basahan spelling ᜊᜐ)

1. reading

Derived terms

• basahon
• magbasa
• pagbasa

Cornish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

basa

1. to stun

Conjugation

Conjugation of basa

		singular			plural			impersonal
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present/future	basav	besydh	bas	besyn	besowgh	basons	besir
	preterite	besis	bessys	basas	bessyn	bessowgh	bassons	basas
	imperfect	basen	bases	basa	basen	basewgh	basens	besys
	pluperfect	bassen	basses	bassa	bassen	bassewgh	bassens	bessys
subjunctive	present/future	byssiv	byssi	basso	byssyn	byssowgh	bassons	basser
	imperfect	bassen	basses	bassa	bassen	bassewgh	bassens	byssys
imperative		—	bas	bases	besyn	basewgh	basens	—
non-finites		present participle			verbal adjective
		ow pasa			besys

Mutation

Mutation of basa

radical	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed
basa	vasa	unchanged	pasa	fasa, vasa*

* after 'th
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

• “basa” in Cornish Dictionary / Gerlyver Kernewek, Akademi Kernewek.

Czech

basa (1)

basa (2)

Etymology

Borrowed from German Bass or French basse. The meaning “prison” was probably based on French au violon (“in prison”, literally “in violin”). The meaning “bottle crate” was probably derived from that, with the bottles being confined in the crate. First attested in the 17th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbasa]
• Rhymes: -asa

Noun

basa f (relational adjective basový)

1. (music) bass (musical instrument)
2. (informal) bottle crate (a crate used to transport bottles)

   Synonym: přepravka

3. (informal, expressive) prison (a place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)

   Synonyms: vězení, žalář, katr

Declension

Declension of basa (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	basa	basy
genitive	basy	bas
dative	base	basám
accusative	basu	basy
vocative	baso	basy
locative	base	basách
instrumental	basou	basami

Derived terms

• basák
• basista
• baskytara
• kontrabas

Further reading

• “basa”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “basa”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “basa”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026

Esperanto

Etymology

Etymology tree

Esperanto baso

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

Proto-Italic *-ā

Latin -ader.

▲

Latin -a

Italian -ader.

▲

Latin -a

Old Spanish -a

Spanish -ader.

Esperanto -a

Esperanto basa

From baso + -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbasa/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -asa
• Syllabification: ba‧sa

Adjective

basa (accusative singular basan, plural basaj, accusative plural basajn)

1. bass, bassy (of, relating to or characteristic of bass)

Further reading

• “basa”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
• “basa”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.za/ ~ /bɑ.za/

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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Verb

basa

1. third-person singular past historic of baser

Anagrams

• à bas

Hiligaynon

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Austronesian *basəq

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *basəq

Hiligaynon basa

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *basəq.

Adjective

basâ (diminutive basâ-basâ)

1. damp, soaked, wet

Verb

basâ (diminutive basâ-basâ)

1. to drench; to wet

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ-der.

Proto-Indo-European *wṓkʷs

Proto-Indo-Iranian *wā́kš

Sanskrit वाच् (vāc)

Sanskrit वाचा (vācā)bor.

Malay bacabor.

Hiligaynon basa

Borrowed from Malay baca, borrowed from Sanskrit वाचा (vācā).

Verb

bása (diminutive basá-bása)

1. to read

Hungarian

Alternative forms

• pasa

Etymology

Borrowing from Ottoman Turkish باش (baş, “head, chief, master”), from Proto-Turkic *baĺč (“head”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

basa (plural basák)

1. pasha

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	basa	basák
accusative	basát	basákat
dative	basának	basáknak
instrumental	basával	basákkal
causal-final	basáért	basákért
translative	basává	basákká
terminative	basáig	basákig
essive-formal	basaként	basákként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	basában	basákban
superessive	basán	basákon
adessive	basánál	basáknál
illative	basába	basákba
sublative	basára	basákra
allative	basához	basákhoz
elative	basából	basákból
delative	basáról	basákról
ablative	basától	basáktól
non-attributive possessive – singular	basáé	basáké
non-attributive possessive – plural	basáéi	basákéi

Possessive forms of basa

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	basám	basáim
2nd person sing.	basád	basáid
3rd person sing.	basája	basái
1st person plural	basánk	basáink
2nd person plural	basátok	basáitok
3rd person plural	basájuk	basáik

Derived terms

• basáskodik

Further reading

• basa in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
• basa in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2026).

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from French bas, Italian basso and Spanish bajo, all from Late Latin bassus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈba.sa/

Adjective

basa

1. low

Derived terms

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

Ilocano

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Austronesian *basəq

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *basəq

Ilocano basa

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *basəq.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ba‧sá
• IPA^(key): /baˈsa/, [bɐˈsa]

Adjective

basá (Kur-itan spelling ᜊᜐ)

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

Noun

basá (Kur-itan spelling ᜊᜐ)

1. soaking

Derived terms

• babasaen
• basaen
• kabasaan
• mabasa
• nabasa
• pagbabasaan
• sibabasa

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ-der.

Proto-Indo-European *wṓkʷs

Proto-Indo-Iranian *wā́kš

Sanskrit वाच् (vāc)

Sanskrit वाचा (vācā)bor.

Malay bacabor.

Ilocano basa

Borrowed from Malay baca, borrowed from Sanskrit वाचा (vācā).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: bá‧sa
• IPA^(key): /ˈbasa/

Noun

bása (Kur-itan spelling ᜊᜐ)

1. reading
2. study

Derived terms

• agbasa
• basaen
• bumasbasa
• pagbasaan

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbasa/ [ˈba.sa]
• Rhymes: -asa
• Syllabification: ba‧sa

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Dutch base, from French base, from Latin basis, from Ancient Greek βάσις (básis). Doublet of basis.

Noun

basa (plural basa-basa)

1. (chemistry) base (chemical compound that will neutralize an acid)

   Synonym: alkali

2. (biochemistry) base (nucleobase in the context of DNA or RNA)

Hyponyms

Hyponyms

• basa konjugat
• basa kuat
• basa lemah
• basa Lewis
• basa nitrogen
• basa nukleotida
• basa pirimidin
• basa purin

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

basa (plural basa-basa)

1. (dialect: Boing) a group of sago trees growing in one place
2. (dialect: Seram) common sago plantation in Seram

Etymology 3

Noun

basa (plural basa-basa)

1. (colloquial, uncommon) alternative form of bahasa (“language”)

Compounds

• basa rinengga
• basa-basi

Further reading

• “basa”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbˠɑsˠə], [ˈbˠasˠə]

Noun

basa f

1. plural of bas

Mutation

Mutated forms of basa

radical	lenition	eclipsis
basa	bhasa	mbasa

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈba.za/
• Rhymes: -aza
• Hyphenation: bà‧sa

Verb

basa

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

Anagrams

• Saba

Jamamadí

Verb

basa

1. (Banawá) to put a stick up high

References

• 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

Javanese

Romanization

basa

1. (Indonesian) romanization of ꦧꦱ

Kapampangan

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Austronesian *basəq

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *basəq

Kapampangan basa

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *basəq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈsaʔ/ [bəˈsaʔ]
• Hyphenation: ba‧sâ

Adjective

basâ

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

Derived terms

• basan
• mabasa
• magbasa

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ-der.

Proto-Indo-European *wṓkʷs

Proto-Indo-Iranian *wā́kš

Sanskrit वाच् (vāc)

Sanskrit वाचा (vācā)bor.

Malay bacabor.

Kapampangan basa

Borrowed from Malay baca, borrowed from Sanskrit वाचा (vācā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbasəʔ/ [ˈba.səʔ]
• Hyphenation: ba‧sa

Noun

básâ

1. reading
2. act of reading

Derived terms

• basan
• mamasa

Ladin

Noun

basa m (plural [please provide])

1. base

Lindu

Noun

basa

1. word

Lutuv

Etymology

Perhaps related to Proto-Kuki-Chin *ɓaal

Noun

basa

1. taro (Colocasia esculenta)

Makasar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbasa/, [ˈɓa.sa]
• Hyphenation: ba‧sa

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *basəq (“wet”).

Adjective

basa (Lontara spelling ᨅᨔ or 𑻤𑻰)

1. wet; damp; watery

   Eroki aʼjeʼneʼ natea basa

   He wants to bathe but does not want to get wet (a traditional proverb describing someone who wants to do something without taking any risks).

2. (euphemistic) wounded; bleeding (used specifically when blood flows from an injury)

   Basai karaenga ― The prince / lord is wounded.

Derived terms

affixations and reduplications

• aʼbasa
• aʼbasa-basa
• basa-basa
• basa-basài
• basài
• pabasa-basa
• pammasa
• paʼbasa
• paʼbasa-basài

compounds, phrases, and idioms

• akkaʼ basa
• aʼbasa bunga-bunga
• aʼbasa jeʼneʼ gangang
• aʼbasa jeʼneʼ soʼ
• aʼbasa nngiruʼ
• bantaʼ-bantaʼ basa
• basa kallong
• basa kalotoroʼ
• basa paja
• basa ulu
• baʼraʼ basa
• bingkasaʼ basa
• jukuʼ basa
• kukkuluʼ basa
• mate basa
• nilekkaʼ basa
• oto pabasa basa
• pallu basa
• paʼbasa palatting
• tongka pammasa

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit भाषा (bhāṣā, “speech, language”).

Noun

basa (Lontara spelling ᨅᨔ or 𑻤𑻰, definite basaya)

1. language; speech

   Basa Balandaya sukkaraki

   The Dutch language is difficult.

Derived terms

affixations

• sambasa
• sibasài
• simbasa

compounds

• appaʼbasa Balanda
• aʼbasa Balanda
• basa Balanda
• basa joʼjoʼ
• basaBalandài
• paʼbasabalandàngi

Further reading

• Cense, A. A. (1979), Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek [Makasar-Dutch dictionary], 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, pages 82-83

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit भाषा (bhāṣā, “language”) perhaps via Minangkabau. Doublet of bahasa.

Noun

basa (plural basa-basi)

1. (uncommon) manner, etiquette

   Synonyms: bahasa, adab

Further reading

• "basa" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "basa" at PRPM first version)

Manchu

Romanization

basa

1. romanization of ᠪᠠᠰᠠ

Mansaka

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Austronesian *basəq

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *basəq

Mansaka basa

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *basəq.

Verb

basa

1. to wet

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ-der.

Proto-Indo-European *wṓkʷs

Proto-Indo-Iranian *wā́kš

Sanskrit वाच् (vāc)

Sanskrit वाचा (vācā)bor.

Malay bacabor.

Mansaka basa

Borrowed from Malay baca.

Verb

basa

1. to read

Maranao

Etymology

Borrowing from Sanskrit भाषा (bhāṣā, “speech, language”)

Noun

basa

1. language

Derived terms

• kabasa

Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.sa/

Verb

basa

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

Mutation

Mutation of basa

radical	lenition	nasalization
basa	basa pronounced with /β-/	mbasa

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Old Javanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.sa/
• Rhymes: -sa
• Homophones: baśa, bhāṣa
• Hyphenation: ba‧sa

Noun

basa

1. alternative spelling of bhāṣa (“speech; language; poem”)
2. alternative spelling of waśa (“power, force; dominion”)

Further reading

• "basa" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Phuthi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-bàkia.

Verb

-basa

1. to light, to kindle

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Polish

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈba.sa/
• Rhymes: -asa
• Syllabification: ba‧sa

Noun

basa m pers

1. genitive/accusative singular of bas (“bass singer”)

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbasa/ [ˈba.sa]
• Rhymes: -asa
• Syllabification: ba‧sa

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *gʷem-

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *gʷémtis

Proto-Hellenic *gʷə́tis

Ancient Greek βᾰ́σῐς (bắsĭs)bor.

Latin basisder.

Spanish base

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.

Proto-Italic *-ājō

Proto-Italic *-āō

Latin -āre

Old Spanish -ar

Spanish -ar

Spanish basardeverb.

Spanish basa

Deverbal from basar.

Noun

basa f (plural basas)

1. base

   Synonym: base

Etymology 2

Verb

basa

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

Further reading

• “basa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026

Sundanese

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Sanskrit भाषा (bhāṣā).

Noun

basa (Sundanese spelling ᮘᮞ)

1. language

Etymology 2

Conjunction

basa (Sundanese spelling ᮘᮞ)

1. when

Swazi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-bàkia.

Verb

-basa

1. to light, to kindle

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of basa (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	basa		basas
supine	basat		basats
imperative	basa		—
imper. plural1	basen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	basar	basade	basas	basades
ind. plural1	basa	basade	basas	basades
subjunctive2	base	basade	bases	basades
present participle		basande
past participle		basad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ-der.

Proto-Indo-European *wṓkʷs

Proto-Indo-Iranian *wā́kš

Sanskrit वाच् (vāc)

Sanskrit वाचा (vācā)bor.

Malay bacabor.

Tagalog basa

Borrowed from Malay baca, borrowed from Sanskrit वाचा (vācā), instrumental singular of वाच् (vāc), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wā́kš, from Proto-Indo-European *wṓkʷs, from *wekʷ-. Doublet of boses.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈbasa/ [ˈbaː.sɐ] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -asa
  • IPA^(key): /baˈsa/ [bɐˈsa] (adjective)
    • Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: ba‧sa

Noun

basa (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜐ)

1. reading
2. act of reading

Derived terms

• babasahin
• balik-basa
• basa-basahin
• basabasero
• basado
• basahan
• basahan ng sakdal
• basahin
• bumasa
• ipabasa
• mabasa
• magbasa
• magbasa-basa
• mambabasa
• pabasahin
• pagbabasa
• pagbasa
• palabasa
• tagabasa
• tagapagbasa

Adjective

basá (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜐ)

1. fond of reading

   Synonyms: palabasa, mapagbasa

2. already read

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Proto-Austronesian *basəq

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *basəq

Tagalog basa

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *basəq, from Proto-Austronesian *basəq. Compare Malay basah (“wet”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /baˈsaʔ/ [bɐˈsaʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: ba‧sa

Adjective

basâ (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜐ)

1. wet

   Antonym: tuyo

Derived terms

• basa ang papel
• basa-basa
• basa-basain
• basaan
• basabasa
• basain
• basang-basa
• basang-puwit
• basang-sisiw
• bumasa
• himasa
• mabasa
• magbasa
• magbasa-basa
• mamasa
• mamasa-masa
• pagbabasa
• pagbasa

Related terms

• basahan

Etymology 3

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *gʷem-

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *gʷémtis

Proto-Hellenic *gʷə́tis

Ancient Greek βᾰ́σῐς (bắsĭs)bor.

Latin basisder.

Early Modern Spanish base

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.

Proto-Italic *-ājō

Proto-Italic *-āō

Latin -āre

Old Spanish -ar

Early Modern Spanish -ar

Early Modern Spanish basardeverb.

Early Modern Spanish basabor.?

Tagalog basa

Possibly borrowed from Early Modern Spanish basa (“base; pedestal”), deverbal from basar, from base + -ar.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈbasa/ [ˈbaː.sɐ]
    • Rhymes: -asa
  • IPA^(key): /ˈbasaʔ/ [ˈbaː.sɐʔ] (obsolete)
• Syllabification: ba‧sa

Noun

basa (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜐ) (obsolete)

1. gravestone; tombstone

   Synonyms: lapida, (obsolete) batong-lapis

Derived terms

• basahan

Related terms

• basal
• base
• base militar
• basiko

See also

• batong-lapis
• lapis

Further reading

• “basa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de; Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860), Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves, y coordinado por el P. Juan de Noceda y el P. Pedro de Sanlucar. Ultimamente aumentado y corregido por varios religiosos de la Orden de Agustinos calzados. [Vocabulary of the Tagalog language, compiled by several learned and serious religious men, and coordinated by Fr. Juan de Noceda and Fr. Pedro de Sanlucar. Recently augmented and corrected by several religious of the calced Order of Augustinians.] (overall work in Spanish and Classical Tagalog), Manila: Ramírez y Giraudier., page 41
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613), Vocabulario de lengua tagala. El romance castellano puesto primero. Primera, y segunda parte. [Vocabulary of the Tagalog language. Castilian Romance placed first. First, and second parts.]‎^[3] (overall work in Early Modern Spanish and Classical Tagalog), as directed by Gov. Gen. Juan de Silva, Pila, Laguna: La noble Villa de Pila, por Tomás Pinpin y Domingo Loag. [The noble Villa of Pila, by Tomás Pinpin and Domingo Loag.]
  • page 386: “Leer) Baſa (pp) en libro o en carta”
  • page 391: “Limpiarſe) Baſa (pc) L. vno quando ſe prouee”
  • page 393: “Loſa) Baſa (pp) C. M. o piedra de ſepulcro, baſang bato, loſa para ſepulcro”
  • page 428: “Mojar) Baſa (pc) cualquier coſa jeneralmente”
  • page 428: “Mojarſe) Baſa (pc) con la lluuia o con otra agua”
  • page 482: “Piedra) Baſa (pp) C. o lauda de ſepulcro, baſang bato, piedra o loſa anſi”

Anagrams

• saba, saab

Venetan

Adjective

basa

1. feminine singular of baso

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-bàkia.

Verb

-basa

1. (transitive) to light, to kindle

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-bàkia.

Verb

-basa

1. (transitive) to light, to kindle
2. (transitive) to stir up, to enflame (trouble)
3. (transitive) to strike hard

Inflection

tone L (infinitive ukubasa)

	positive	negative
infinitive	ukubasa	ukungabasi
imperative
	simple	+ object concord
singular	basa	-base
plural	basani	-baseni
present
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngiyabasa, ngibasa	engibasayo, engibasa	ngibasa	angibasi	engingabasi	ngingabasi
2nd singular	uyabasa, ubasa	obasayo, obasa	ubasa	awubasi	ongabasi	ungabasi
1st plural	siyabasa, sibasa	esibasayo, esibasa	sibasa	asibasi	esingabasi	singabasi
2nd plural	niyabasa, nibasa	enibasayo, enibasa	nibasa	anibasi	eningabasi	ningabasi
class 1	uyabasa, ubasa	obasayo, obasa	ebasa	akabasi	ongabasi	engabasi
class 2	bayabasa, babasa	ababasayo, ababasa	bebasa	ababasi	abangabasi	bengabasi
class 3	uyabasa, ubasa	obasayo, obasa	ubasa	awubasi	ongabasi	ungabasi
class 4	iyabasa, ibasa	ebasayo, ebasa	ibasa	ayibasi	engabasi	ingabasi
class 5	liyabasa, libasa	elibasayo, elibasa	libasa	alibasi	elingabasi	lingabasi
class 6	ayabasa, abasa	abasayo, abasa	ebasa	awabasi	angabasi	engabasi
class 7	siyabasa, sibasa	esibasayo, esibasa	sibasa	asibasi	esingabasi	singabasi
class 8	ziyabasa, zibasa	ezibasayo, ezibasa	zibasa	azibasi	ezingabasi	zingabasi
class 9	iyabasa, ibasa	ebasayo, ebasa	ibasa	ayibasi	engabasi	ingabasi
class 10	ziyabasa, zibasa	ezibasayo, ezibasa	zibasa	azibasi	ezingabasi	zingabasi
class 11	luyabasa, lubasa	olubasayo, olubasa	lubasa	alubasi	olungabasi	lungabasi
class 14	buyabasa, bubasa	obubasayo, obubasa	bubasa	abubasi	obungabasi	bungabasi
class 15	kuyabasa, kubasa	okubasayo, okubasa	kubasa	akubasi	okungabasi	kungabasi
class 17	kuyabasa, kubasa	okubasayo, okubasa	kubasa	akubasi	okungabasi	kungabasi
recent past
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngibasile, ngibasē	engibasile, engibasē	ngibasile, ngibasē	angibasanga	engingabasanga	ngingabasanga
2nd singular	ubasile, ubasē	obasile, obasē	ubasile, ubasē	awubasanga	ongabasanga	ungabasanga
1st plural	sibasile, sibasē	esibasile, esibasē	sibasile, sibasē	asibasanga	esingabasanga	singabasanga
2nd plural	nibasile, nibasē	enibasile, enibasē	nibasile, nibasē	anibasanga	eningabasanga	ningabasanga
class 1	ubasile, ubasē	obasile, obasē	ebasile, ebasē	akabasanga	ongabasanga	engabasanga
class 2	babasile, babasē	ababasile, ababasē	bebasile, bebasē	ababasanga	abangabasanga	bengabasanga
class 3	ubasile, ubasē	obasile, obasē	ubasile, ubasē	awubasanga	ongabasanga	ungabasanga
class 4	ibasile, ibasē	ebasile, ebasē	ibasile, ibasē	ayibasanga	engabasanga	ingabasanga
class 5	libasile, libasē	elibasile, elibasē	libasile, libasē	alibasanga	elingabasanga	lingabasanga
class 6	abasile, abasē	abasile, abasē	ebasile, ebasē	awabasanga	angabasanga	engabasanga
class 7	sibasile, sibasē	esibasile, esibasē	sibasile, sibasē	asibasanga	esingabasanga	singabasanga
class 8	zibasile, zibasē	ezibasile, ezibasē	zibasile, zibasē	azibasanga	ezingabasanga	zingabasanga
class 9	ibasile, ibasē	ebasile, ebasē	ibasile, ibasē	ayibasanga	engabasanga	ingabasanga
class 10	zibasile, zibasē	ezibasile, ezibasē	zibasile, zibasē	azibasanga	ezingabasanga	zingabasanga
class 11	lubasile, lubasē	olubasile, olubasē	lubasile, lubasē	alubasanga	olungabasanga	lungabasanga
class 14	bubasile, bubasē	obubasile, obubasē	bubasile, bubasē	abubasanga	obungabasanga	bungabasanga
class 15	kubasile, kubasē	okubasile, okubasē	kubasile, kubasē	akubasanga	okungabasanga	kungabasanga
class 17	kubasile, kubasē	okubasile, okubasē	kubasile, kubasē	akubasanga	okungabasanga	kungabasanga
remote past
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngābasa	engābasa	ngābasa	angibasanga	engingabasanga	ngingabasanga
2nd singular	wābasa	owābasa	wābasa	awubasanga	ongabasanga	ungabasanga
1st plural	sābasa	esābasa	sābasa	asibasanga	esingabasanga	singabasanga
2nd plural	nābasa	enābasa	nābasa	anibasanga	eningabasanga	ningabasanga
class 1	wābasa	owābasa	ābasa	akabasanga	ongabasanga	engabasanga
class 2	bābasa	abābasa	bābasa	ababasanga	abangabasanga	bengabasanga
class 3	wābasa	owābasa	wābasa	awubasanga	ongabasanga	ungabasanga
class 4	yābasa	eyābasa	yābasa	ayibasanga	engabasanga	ingabasanga
class 5	lābasa	elābasa	lābasa	alibasanga	elingabasanga	lingabasanga
class 6	ābasa	ābasa	ābasa	awabasanga	angabasanga	engabasanga
class 7	sābasa	esābasa	sābasa	asibasanga	esingabasanga	singabasanga
class 8	zābasa	ezābasa	zābasa	azibasanga	ezingabasanga	zingabasanga
class 9	yābasa	eyābasa	yābasa	ayibasanga	engabasanga	ingabasanga
class 10	zābasa	ezābasa	zābasa	azibasanga	ezingabasanga	zingabasanga
class 11	lwābasa	olwābasa	lwābasa	alubasanga	olungabasanga	lungabasanga
class 14	bābasa	obābasa	bābasa	abubasanga	obungabasanga	bungabasanga
class 15	kwābasa	okwābasa	kwābasa	akubasanga	okungabasanga	kungabasanga
class 17	kwābasa	okwābasa	kwābasa	akubasanga	okungabasanga	kungabasanga
potential
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngingabasa	—	ngingabasa	ngingebase	—	ngingebase
2nd singular	ungabasa	—	ungabasa	ungebase	—	ungebase
1st plural	singabasa	—	singabasa	singebase	—	singebase
2nd plural	ningabasa	—	ningabasa	ningebase	—	ningebase
class 1	angabasa	—	engabasa	angebase	—	engebase
class 2	bangabasa	—	bengabasa	bangebase	—	bengebase
class 3	ungabasa	—	ungabasa	ungebase	—	ungebase
class 4	ingabasa	—	ingabasa	ingebase	—	ingebase
class 5	lingabasa	—	lingabasa	lingebase	—	lingebase
class 6	angabasa	—	engabasa	angebase	—	engebase
class 7	singabasa	—	singabasa	singebase	—	singebase
class 8	zingabasa	—	zingabasa	zingebase	—	zingebase
class 9	ingabasa	—	ingabasa	ingebase	—	ingebase
class 10	zingabasa	—	zingabasa	zingebase	—	zingebase
class 11	lungabasa	—	lungabasa	lungebase	—	lungebase
class 14	bungabasa	—	bungabasa	bungebase	—	bungebase
class 15	kungabasa	—	kungabasa	kungebase	—	kungebase
class 17	kungabasa	—	kungabasa	kungebase	—	kungebase
immediate future
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngizobasa	engizobasa	ngizobasa	angizubasa	engingezubasa	ngingezubasa
2nd singular	uzobasa	ozobasa	uzobasa	awuzubasa	ongezubasa	ungezubasa
1st plural	sizobasa	esizobasa	sizobasa	asizubasa	esingezubasa	singezubasa
2nd plural	nizobasa	enizobasa	nizobasa	anizubasa	eningezubasa	ningezubasa
class 1	uzobasa	ozobasa	ezobasa	akazubasa	ongezubasa	engezubasa
class 2	bazobasa	abazobasa	bezobasa	abazubasa	abangezubasa	bengezubasa
class 3	uzobasa	ozobasa	uzobasa	awuzubasa	ongezubasa	ungezubasa
class 4	izobasa	ezobasa	izobasa	ayizubasa	engezubasa	ingezubasa
class 5	lizobasa	elizobasa	lizobasa	alizubasa	elingezubasa	lingezubasa
class 6	azobasa	azobasa	ezobasa	awazubasa	angezubasa	engezubasa
class 7	sizobasa	esizobasa	sizobasa	asizubasa	esingezubasa	singezubasa
class 8	zizobasa	ezizobasa	zizobasa	azizubasa	ezingezubasa	zingezubasa
class 9	izobasa	ezobasa	izobasa	ayizubasa	engezubasa	ingezubasa
class 10	zizobasa	ezizobasa	zizobasa	azizubasa	ezingezubasa	zingezubasa
class 11	luzobasa	oluzobasa	luzobasa	aluzubasa	olungezubasa	lungezubasa
class 14	buzobasa	obuzobasa	buzobasa	abuzubasa	obungezubasa	bungezubasa
class 15	kuzobasa	okuzobasa	kuzobasa	akuzubasa	okungezubasa	kungezubasa
class 17	kuzobasa	okuzobasa	kuzobasa	akuzubasa	okungezubasa	kungezubasa
remote future
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngiyobasa	engiyobasa	ngiyobasa	angiyubasa	engingeyubasa	ngingeyubasa
2nd singular	uyobasa	oyobasa	uyobasa	awuyubasa	ongeyubasa	ungeyubasa
1st plural	siyobasa	esiyobasa	siyobasa	asiyubasa	esingeyubasa	singeyubasa
2nd plural	niyobasa	eniyobasa	niyobasa	aniyubasa	eningeyubasa	ningeyubasa
class 1	uyobasa	oyobasa	eyobasa	akayubasa	ongeyubasa	engeyubasa
class 2	bayobasa	abayobasa	beyobasa	abayubasa	abangeyubasa	bengeyubasa
class 3	uyobasa	oyobasa	uyobasa	awuyubasa	ongeyubasa	ungeyubasa
class 4	iyobasa	eyobasa	iyobasa	ayiyubasa	engeyubasa	ingeyubasa
class 5	liyobasa	eliyobasa	liyobasa	aliyubasa	elingeyubasa	lingeyubasa
class 6	ayobasa	ayobasa	eyobasa	awayubasa	angeyubasa	engeyubasa
class 7	siyobasa	esiyobasa	siyobasa	asiyubasa	esingeyubasa	singeyubasa
class 8	ziyobasa	eziyobasa	ziyobasa	aziyubasa	ezingeyubasa	zingeyubasa
class 9	iyobasa	eyobasa	iyobasa	ayiyubasa	engeyubasa	ingeyubasa
class 10	ziyobasa	eziyobasa	ziyobasa	aziyubasa	ezingeyubasa	zingeyubasa
class 11	luyobasa	oluyobasa	luyobasa	aluyubasa	olungeyubasa	lungeyubasa
class 14	buyobasa	obuyobasa	buyobasa	abuyubasa	obungeyubasa	bungeyubasa
class 15	kuyobasa	okuyobasa	kuyobasa	akuyubasa	okungeyubasa	kungeyubasa
class 17	kuyobasa	okuyobasa	kuyobasa	akuyubasa	okungeyubasa	kungeyubasa
present subjunctive
	positive	negative
1st singular	ngibase	ngingabasi
2nd singular	ubase	ungabasi
1st plural	sibase	singabasi
2nd plural	nibase	ningabasi
class 1	abase	angabasi
class 2	babase	bangabasi
class 3	ubase	ungabasi
class 4	ibase	ingabasi
class 5	libase	lingabasi
class 6	abase	angabasi
class 7	sibase	singabasi
class 8	zibase	zingabasi
class 9	ibase	ingabasi
class 10	zibase	zingabasi
class 11	lubase	lungabasi
class 14	bubase	bungabasi
class 15	kubase	kungabasi
class 17	kubase	kungabasi
past subjunctive
	positive	negative
1st singular	ngabasa	ngangabasa, angabasa, angangabasa
2nd singular	wabasa	wangabasa, awabasa, awangabasa
1st plural	sabasa	sangabasa, asabasa, asangabasa
2nd plural	nabasa	nangabasa, anabasa, anangabasa
class 1	wabasa	wangabasa, akabasa, akangabasa
class 2	babasa	bangabasa, ababasa, abangabasa
class 3	wabasa	wangabasa, awabasa, awangabasa
class 4	yabasa	yangabasa, ayabasa, ayangabasa
class 5	labasa	langabasa, alabasa, alangabasa
class 6	abasa	angabasa, awabasa, awangabasa
class 7	sabasa	sangabasa, asabasa, asangabasa
class 8	zabasa	zangabasa, azabasa, azangabasa
class 9	yabasa	yangabasa, ayabasa, ayangabasa
class 10	zabasa	zangabasa, azabasa, azangabasa
class 11	lwabasa	lwangabasa, alwabasa, alwangabasa
class 14	babasa	bangabasa, ababasa, abangabasa
class 15	kwabasa	kwangabasa, akwabasa, akwangabasa
class 17	kwabasa	kwangabasa, akwabasa, akwangabasa

References

• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “ɓasa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “ɓasa (7.4)”