bisa

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

bisa

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

• IPA^(key): /bi.za/
• Homophones: bisas, bisât

bisa

1. third-person singular past historic of biser

• IPA^(key): /bí.sáː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [bɪ́.sáː]

bisā f (plural bísā̀shē, possessed form bisar̃)

1. pack animal

• IPA^(key): [ˈbi.sa]
• Hyphenation: bi‧sa

From Malay bisa (“poison”), from Sanskrit विष (viṣa, “poison”), Proto-Indo-Aryan *wiṣás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wišás, from Proto-Indo-European *wisós (“poison”). Doublet of virus.

bisa

1. venom: a poison carried by an animal, usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging.

   Synonym: racun

2. (figurative) bad: unfavorable, negative, evil, unhealthy.

From Javanese ꦧꦶꦱ (bisa, “capable, smart”), from Old Javanese bisa (“powerful, mighty; skilled, accomplished, capable”), probably from Sanskrit

• Sanskrit विशारद (viśārada, “clever, skilful, or proficient”), from विश (viśa) or बिस (bisa, “the fibres of the stalk of a lotus”).
• Sanskrit विश् (viś, “working man, peasant”). Compare to Sanskrit वैश्य (vaiśya, “peasant, Vaishya”).

According to Blust and Trussel, the word comes from the same etymology as Etymology 1 and is very widespread in the Philippines and both western and eastern Indonesia, acquiring a variety of secondary meanings including that of general force or power, skill, knowledge and ability. In Malay and some other languages (e.g. Rembong), this abstraction and generalization of the original concrete nominal sense has gone even further, leading to the use of bisa as an auxiliary verb meaning 'can, be able'.[1]

bisa

1. can, be able

   Synonyms: boleh, dapat, mampu

• sabi (slang)

• → Malay: bisa

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

bisa

1. Romanization of ꦧꦶꦱ

• IPA^(key): /bi.sa/

From Sanskrit विष (viṣa).

bisa (Jawi spelling بيسا‎, plural bisa-bisa, informal 1st possessive bisaku, 2nd possessive bisamu, 3rd possessive bisanya)

1. poison

• Indonesian: bisa

From Indonesian bisa.

bisa (Jawi spelling بيسا‎)

1. can (to be able to)

   Tenaga masih bisa dipergunakan. ― Energy can still be used.

2. can (to have permission to)

   Saya bisa melanjutkan sekolah. ― I can continue my study at school.

3. may, might, can, could (to have the possibility to)

   Mana bisa kita menang? ― How could we possibly win?

• boleh

bisa

1. good

From Portuguese avisar and Spanish avisar and Kabuverdianu avisa in the meaning of "notify".

bisa

1. to say

bisa f (plural bisas)

1. Clipping of bisavó.

bisa m (plural bisas)

1. Clipping of bisavô.

From French bisser.

a bisa (third-person singular present bisează, past participle bisat) 1st conj.

1. (transitive) to repeat; to perform an encore

bisa

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

From Malay bisa (“poison”), from Sanskrit विष (viṣa, “poison”). Doublet of birus.

• Hyphenation: bi‧sa
• IPA^(key): /ˈbisaʔ/, [ˈbi.sɐʔ]

bisà

1. efficacy; potency
2. (in general) effectivity

   Synonyms: pagkabisa, kabisaan, talab, kandos

3. force; effect; influence

   Synonyms: lakas, puwersa, impluwensiya

4. result; outcome

   Synonym: bunga

• Hyphenation: bi‧sa
• IPA^(key): /ˈbisa/, [ˈbi.sɐ]

bisa

1. (obsolete) snake venom
2. (obsolete) diligent and hardworking man

• mabisa

• kamandag
• lason

Borrowed from Spanish visa.

• Hyphenation: bi‧sa
• IPA^(key): /ˈbisa/, [ˈbi.sɐ]

bisa

1. visa (permit to enter a country)

• Robert Blust; Stephen Trussel (2010-) Austronesian Comparative Dictionary‎
• Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, pages 277
• Fr. Juan José de Noceda; Fr. Pedro de Sanlucar (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎ (in Spanish & Tagalog), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier

bisa

1. venom

• bìsa

From Late Latin, Vulgar Latin bīstia, from Latin bēstia. Compare Italian biscia. Doublet of bestia.

bisa f (plural bise)

1. snake