"basa" meaning in Balinese

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Noun

Forms: ᬩᬲ [Balinese, character]
Etymology: Unknown, probably related to baseh (“to wash, to rinse”), hence Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)basəq (“wet”). Etymology templates: {{unk|ban}} Unknown, {{inh|ban|poz-pro|*(ma-)basəq|t=wet}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)basəq (“wet”) Head templates: {{head|ban|noun|Balinese script|ᬩᬲ}} basa (Balinese script ᬩᬲ)
  1. herb, spice
    Sense id: en-basa-ban-noun-VjjkLPFm
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: ᬪᬵᬱ [Balinese, character]
Etymology: From Old Javanese bhāṣa, from Sanskrit भाषा (bhāṣā, “language”). Etymology templates: {{bor|ban|kaw|bhāṣa}} Old Javanese bhāṣa, {{der|ban|sa|भाषा|t=language}} Sanskrit भाषा (bhāṣā, “language”) Head templates: {{head|ban|noun|Balinese script|ᬪᬵᬱ}} basa (Balinese script ᬪᬵᬱ)
  1. language
    Sense id: en-basa-ban-noun-pO8wS6Qq Categories (other): Balinese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Balinese entries with incorrect language header: 12 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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  "etymology_text": "Unknown, probably related to baseh (“to wash, to rinse”), hence Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)basəq (“wet”).",
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  "etymology_text": "From Old Javanese bhāṣa, from Sanskrit भाषा (bhāṣā, “language”).",
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  "etymology_text": "Unknown, probably related to baseh (“to wash, to rinse”), hence Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)basəq (“wet”).",
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  "lang_code": "ban",
  "pos": "noun",
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  "etymology_text": "From Old Javanese bhāṣa, from Sanskrit भाषा (bhāṣā, “language”).",
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  "lang": "Balinese",
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