"basu" meaning in Iban

See basu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: [basuəʔ]
Etymology: From Proto-Malayic *basuh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *basuq, from Proto-Austronesian *basuq. Cognates Minangkabau basuah and Pazeh bazu’. Etymology templates: {{inh|iba|poz-mly-pro|*basuh}} Proto-Malayic *basuh, {{inh|iba|poz-pro|*basuq}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *basuq, {{inh|iba|map-pro|*basuq}} Proto-Austronesian *basuq, {{cog|min|basuah}} Minangkabau basuah, {{cog|pzh|bazu’}} Pazeh bazu’ Head templates: {{head|iba|verb}} basu
  1. to wash
    Sense id: en-basu-iba-verb-NX5TZKx8 Categories (other): Iban entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 12 entries, Pages with entries
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "iba",
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *basuq",
      "name": "inh"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "iba",
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Austronesian *basuq",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "min",
        "2": "basuah"
      },
      "expansion": "Minangkabau basuah",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pzh",
        "2": "bazu’"
      },
      "expansion": "Pazeh bazu’",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Malayic *basuh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *basuq, from Proto-Austronesian *basuq. Cognates Minangkabau basuah and Pazeh bazu’.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
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        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "basu",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "ba",
        "su"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Iban",
  "lang_code": "iba",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Iban entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 12 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to wash"
      ],
      "id": "en-basu-iba-verb-NX5TZKx8",
      "links": [
        [
          "wash",
          "wash"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[basuəʔ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "basu"
}
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayic *basuh",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "iba",
        "2": "poz-pro",
        "3": "*basuq"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *basuq",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "iba",
        "2": "map-pro",
        "3": "*basuq"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Austronesian *basuq",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "min",
        "2": "basuah"
      },
      "expansion": "Minangkabau basuah",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pzh",
        "2": "bazu’"
      },
      "expansion": "Pazeh bazu’",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "iba",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "basu",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "ba",
        "su"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Iban",
  "lang_code": "iba",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
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        "Iban lemmas",
        "Iban terms derived from Proto-Austronesian",
        "Iban terms derived from Proto-Malayic",
        "Iban terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
        "Iban terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian",
        "Iban terms inherited from Proto-Malayic",
        "Iban terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
        "Iban verbs",
        "Pages with 12 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to wash"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "wash",
          "wash"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[basuəʔ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "basu"
}

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