basa-basi in Malay

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Etymology: From Sanskrit भाषा (bhāṣā) (> basa) + भाषिन् (bhāṣin); similar patterns of pluralizing Sanskrit loans with contrasting gendered endings include putera-puteri ("royal children"), siswa-siswi ("students") etc. Etymology templates: {{der|ms|sa|भाषा}} Sanskrit भाषा (bhāṣā), {{lang|ms|putera-puteri}} putera-puteri, {{lang|ms|siswa-siswi}} siswa-siswi Head templates: {{head|ms|noun form}} basa-basi

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  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "भाषा",
      "भाषा#Sanskrit"
    ],
    [
      "basa",
      "basa#Malay"
    ],
    [
      "भाषिन्",
      "भाषिन्#Sanskrit"
    ],
    [
      "putera",
      "putera#Malay"
    ],
    [
      "puteri",
      "puteri#Malay"
    ],
    [
      "siswa",
      "siswa#Malay"
    ],
    [
      "siswi",
      "siswi#Malay"
    ]
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "lang"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "siswa-siswi"
      },
      "expansion": "siswa-siswi",
      "name": "lang"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Sanskrit भाषा (bhāṣā) (> basa) + भाषिन् (bhāṣin); similar patterns of pluralizing Sanskrit loans with contrasting gendered endings include putera-puteri (\"royal children\"), siswa-siswi (\"students\") etc.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
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      },
      "expansion": "basa-basi",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "source": "w"
        },
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      ],
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        "manners, plural of basa"
      ],
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) manners, plural of basa"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "sopan santun"
        },
        {
          "word": "adab-adab"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "basa-basi"
}

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{
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "भाषा",
      "भाषा#Sanskrit"
    ],
    [
      "basa",
      "basa#Malay"
    ],
    [
      "भाषिन्",
      "भाषिन्#Sanskrit"
    ],
    [
      "putera",
      "putera#Malay"
    ],
    [
      "puteri",
      "puteri#Malay"
    ],
    [
      "siswa",
      "siswa#Malay"
    ],
    [
      "siswi",
      "siswi#Malay"
    ]
  ],
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      },
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        "1": "ms",
        "2": "siswa-siswi"
      },
      "expansion": "siswa-siswi",
      "name": "lang"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Sanskrit भाषा (bhāṣā) (> basa) + भाषिन् (bhāṣin); similar patterns of pluralizing Sanskrit loans with contrasting gendered endings include putera-puteri (\"royal children\"), siswa-siswi (\"students\") etc.",
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "noun form"
      },
      "expansion": "basa-basi",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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        "Malay non-lemma forms",
        "Malay noun forms",
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        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "manners, plural of basa"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "manners",
          "manners"
        ],
        [
          "basa",
          "basa#Malay"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) manners, plural of basa"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "sopan santun"
        },
        {
          "word": "adab-adab"
        }
      ],
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}

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"basa-basi" meaning in Malay

Noun