basbas

Bikol Central

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: bas‧bas
  • IPA(key): /ˈbasbas/

Noun

basbas

  1. a hit with a whip
    Synonyms: pakol, badas

Derived terms
  • basbason
  • magbasbas
  • pamasbas

Maranao

Verb

basbas

  1. to beat, to whip, to smash

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *basbas (“purify by sprinkling with holy water”), from Proto-Austronesian *basbas (“sprinkle”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: bas‧bas
  • IPA(key): /basˈbas/, [bɐsˈbas]

Noun

basbás

  1. blessing; benediction
    Synonyms: bendisyon, pagpapala
  2. absolution
    Synonym: absolusyon
  3. (figurative) superficial cut (of one's hair)

Derived terms
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