ᬩᬲ

Balinese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ba.sə/
  • Hyphenation: ba‧sa
  • Homophone: ᬪᬵᬱ

Noun

ᬩᬲ (basa)

  1. herb, spice

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