bihasa

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अभ्यास (abhyāsa, “habit; discipline”).[1] Compare Malay biasa.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /biˈhasa/ [bɪˈha.sɐ], (nonstandard) /biˈhasaʔ/ [bɪˈha.sɐʔ] (noun)
      • Rhymes: -asa, (nonstandard) -asaʔ
    • IPA(key): /bihaˈsa/ [bɪ.hɐˈsa], (nonstandard) /bihaˈsaʔ/ [bɪ.hɐˈsaʔ] (adjective)
      • Rhymes: -a, (nonstandard) -aʔ
  • Syllabification: bi‧ha‧sa

Noun

bihasa or bihasà (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜑᜐ)

  1. expert; professional
    Synonyms: dalubhasa, eksperto
  2. accustomization; manner of getting used to a certain condition
  3. act of training or practicing

Derived terms
  • bihasahin
  • bihasain
  • bihasnin
  • bisanhan
  • kabihasahan
  • kabihasnan
  • kabisanhan
  • mabihasa
  • mamihasa
  • pamihasnin
  • pamimihasa
  • pinagkabihasnan
  • pinagkapamihasnan

Adjective

bihasá or bihasâ (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜑᜐ)

  1. expert; professional; accomplished
  2. accustomed to; used to
  3. cultured; civilized

References
  1. Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 277

Further reading
  • “bihasa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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