FromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*(ma-)basəq.
bisa
- wet(of an object: covered with or impregnated with liquid)
Borrowed fromSpanishbesar(“to kiss”).
- IPA(key): /ˈbisa/ [ˈbi.sa],/biˈsa/ [biˈsa]
- Hyphenation:bi‧sa
bísaorbisá (pluralbirisa,Basahan spellingᜊᜒᜐ)
- to respectfully greet elders by asking for their hand and placing it on one's forehead
- Synonym:mano
FromFrenchbise or directly fromGermanic.
bisa f (pluralbises)
- bise(dry northerly or northeastern wind)
bisa
- third-personsingular past historic ofbiser
bisā f (pluralbísā̀shē,possessed formbisar̃)
- pack animal
FromMalaybisa(“venom”), fromSanskritविष(viṣa,“poison”),Proto-Indo-Aryan*wiṣás, fromProto-Indo-Iranian*wišás, fromProto-Indo-European*wisós(“poison”).Doublet ofvirus.
bisa (pluralbisa-bisa)
- venom: a poison carried by an animal, usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging
- Synonym:racun
- (figurative)bad:unfavorable,negative,evil,unhealthy
FromMalaybisa, fromBetawibisa, fromJavaneseꦧꦶꦱ(bisa,“capable, smart”).
bisa
- can, beable
- Synonyms:boleh,dapat,mampu
- “bisa”, inKamus 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
- Hadyana Pudjaatmaka; Susilowati (1987),Kamus Kimia: Biokimia [Dictionary of Chemistry: Biochemistry] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan,→ISBN, page46: “bisa”
bisa
- romanization ofꦧꦶꦱ
CompareIndonesianbisa andMalaybisa.
- IPA(key): /bɪˈsa/ [bɪˈsä]
- Hyphenation:bi‧sa
bisa
- want;like;crave;fond
- Synonyms:buri,kursunada,maibug,mayilig
Bisa kung mangan.- Iwant to eat.
Bisa ka?- Would youwant to?
Borrowed fromMalaybisa(“poison”), fromSanskritविष(viṣa,“poison”). CompareTausugbisa andJavaneseꦧꦶꦱ(bisa).Doublet ofbirus andvirus.
- IPA(key): /bɪˈsa/ [bɪˈsä]
- Hyphenation:bi‧sa
bisa
- efficacy;potency
- (by extension)effectivity
- (by extension)virtue of someherb
- result;outcome
Borrowed fromSpanishvisa.
- IPA(key): /bɪˈsa/ [bɪˈsä]
- Hyphenation:bi‧sa
bisa
- visa(permit to enter a country)
FromSanskritविष(visha,“poison”),Proto-Indo-Aryan*wiṣás, fromProto-Indo-Iranian*wišás, fromProto-Indo-European*wisós(“poison”).Doublet ofvirus.
bisa (Jawi spellingبيسا)
- Extremelypainful.
- Synonym:pedih
Bisanya penyakit ini!- This disease is sopainful!
- (figurative) Causinghurt to someone'sfeelings;hurtful.
- Synonyms:pedas,kesat
Kata-katanya sungguhbisa.- His words were veryhurtful.
bisa (Jawi spellingبيسا,pluralbisa-bisa)
- Toxins found inanimals fordefensive oroffensiveuse;venom.
- Amark on the body left fromweapons(bullet, kris, etc.) or from sharp objects(nail, tooth, etc.).
- Synonyms:bekas,kesan
FromJavaneseꦧꦶꦱ(bisa,“capable, smart”). Attested in 1901.[1]
bisa (Jawi spellingبيسا)
- (chiefly Indonesia) Tobe able to;can.
- Synonyms:boleh,dapat,mampu
Sayabisa berbahasa Inggeris.- Ican speak English.
- > Indonesian:bisa(inherited)
- ^Wilkinson, R. J. (Richard James), 1867-1941 (1901),A Malay-English dictionary[1], Kelly & Walsh Ltd, retrieved14 September 2024, page142
bisa
- good
bisa
- alternative spelling ofbiṣa
FromPortugueseavisar andSpanishavisar andKabuverdianuavisa in the meaning of "notify".
bisa
- tosay
- Rhymes:-izɐ
- Hyphenation:bi‧sa
Shortenings.
bisa f (pluralbisas)
- (familiar, endearing)clipping ofbisavó
bisa m (pluralbisas)
- (familiar, endearing)clipping ofbisavô
See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.
bisa
- inflection ofbisar:
- third-personsingularpresentindicative
- second-personsingularimperative
Borrowed fromFrenchbisser.
a bisa (third-person singular presentbisează,past participlebisat) 1st conjugation
- (transitive) torepeat; to perform anencore
bisa
- inflection ofbisar:
- third-personsingularpresentindicative
- second-personsingularimperative
Borrowed fromMalaybisa(“poison”), fromSanskritविष(viṣa,“poison”). According to theVocabulario de la lengua tagala (1860), this isborrowed viaKapampangan. CompareTausugbisa andJavaneseꦧꦶꦱ(bisa).Doublet ofbirus andvirus.
bisà (Baybayin spellingᜊᜒᜐ)
- efficacy;potency
- Synonyms:epikasya,potensya
- (by extension)effectivity
- Synonyms:epektibidad,pagkabisa,kabisaan,talab,kandos
- force;effect;influence
- Synonyms:impluwensiya,epekto,lakas,puwersa
- result;outcome
- Synonyms:bunga,resultado,resulta
- (obsolete)snakevenom
- (obsolete)effectivity ofvenom
- (obsolete)invariableastonishment(used as admiration)
- (obsolete, figurative)diligent andhardworkingman
- (obsolete, by extension)virtue of someherb
Borrowed fromSpanishvisa.
bisa (Baybayin spellingᜊᜒᜐ)
- visa(permit to enter a country)
- “bisa”, inPambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila,2018
- Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) loan “power, venom”, in the CLDF dataset fromThe Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–),→DOI
- Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016),Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press,→ISBN,page277
- Noceda, Fr. Juan José de; Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860),Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves[2] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
- San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613), Juan de Silva, editor,Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero[3], La Noble Villa de Pila
- page 305: “Eſpantome) Biſa (pp) [eſ imbariable]”
- page 489: “Ponçoña) Biſa (pp) de la culebra [q̃ la] hecha cuando pica”
- page 543: “Saliua) Biſa (pp) dela culebra”
- page 557: “Soliçito) Biſa (pp) y trabajador”
- page 582: “Trabajador) Biſa (pp) y ſoliçito”
bisa
- venom
Inherited fromVulgar Latinbīstia, fromLatinbēstia. CompareItalianbiscia. Doublet ofbestia.
bisa f (pluralbise)
- snake(especially a non-poisonous one)
- Synonyms:ança,sarpente
- “bìsa”, inel Galepin – www.elgalepin.com
- Basso, Walter (2005), “bìssa”, inDizionario da scarsèla veneto–italiano, 2nd edition, Padua: Ed. ScantaBauchi, page39
- Boerio, Giuseppe (1867), “bissa”, inDizionario del dialetto veneziano, 3rd edition, Venice: G. Cecchini,page83b
- Patriarchi, Gasparo (1821), “bissa”, inVocabolario veneziano e padovano […], 3rd edition, Padua: Tipografia del Seminario,page22b
