"Basak" meaning in Cebuano

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Proper name

Etymology: Proper-noun use of basak (“ricefield; bog, quagmire”), likely related to basa (“wet”). Head templates: {{head|ceb|proper noun}} Basak
  1. Basak (the name of a number of barangays of some Cebuan cities) Related terms: Basak Pardo, Basak San Nicolas
    Sense id: en-Basak-ceb-name-i9H3iIvm Categories (other): Cebuano entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries
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          "english": "Radaza also will deliver a communication to Dipolog City's mayor, who first sent him a letter, last week, when Kristian Saldavia's parents sought help from their mayor. Saldavia, 19, was a native of Dipolog City and student at Indiana Aerospace University who was shot dead on September 16ᵗʰ in Kagudoy sitio, Basak barangay.",
          "ref": "2018 September 27, Flor V. Querubin, Fe M. Dumaboc, A. Y. Bustamante, “Gihinginlan ni Radaza [Criminals expelled by (Mayor) Radaza]”, in SunStar, Superbalita Cebu [Cebu Supernews]:",
          "text": "Mopadangat sab og communication si Radaza ngadto sa mayor sa Dipolog City nga unang mipadala kaniya og suwat sa miaging semana sa dihang ginikanan niadtong tinun-an sa Indiana Aerospace University nga Kristian Saldavia, 19, gipusil patay niadtong Septiyembre 16 sa may Sityo Kagudoy, Barangay Basak nga lumad nga taga-Dipolog City nidangop sa ilang mayor.",
          "translation": "Radaza also will deliver a communication to Dipolog City's mayor, who first sent him a letter, last week, when Kristian Saldavia's parents sought help from their mayor. Saldavia, 19, was a native of Dipolog City and student at Indiana Aerospace University who was shot dead on September 16ᵗʰ in Kagudoy sitio, Basak barangay.",
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          "ref": "2018 September 27, Flor V. Querubin, Fe M. Dumaboc, A. Y. Bustamante, “Gihinginlan ni Radaza [Criminals expelled by (Mayor) Radaza]”, in SunStar, Superbalita Cebu [Cebu Supernews]:",
          "text": "Mopadangat sab og communication si Radaza ngadto sa mayor sa Dipolog City nga unang mipadala kaniya og suwat sa miaging semana sa dihang ginikanan niadtong tinun-an sa Indiana Aerospace University nga Kristian Saldavia, 19, gipusil patay niadtong Septiyembre 16 sa may Sityo Kagudoy, Barangay Basak nga lumad nga taga-Dipolog City nidangop sa ilang mayor.",
          "translation": "Radaza also will deliver a communication to Dipolog City's mayor, who first sent him a letter, last week, when Kristian Saldavia's parents sought help from their mayor. Saldavia, 19, was a native of Dipolog City and student at Indiana Aerospace University who was shot dead on September 16ᵗʰ in Kagudoy sitio, Basak barangay.",
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