"basah" meaning in Malay

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈbasah/, [ˈba.sah] Forms: باسه [Jawi], lebih basah [comparative], paling basah [superlative], basak [alternative]
Rhymes: -asah, -sah, -ah Etymology: From Proto-Malayic *basah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *basəq (“wet; wash clothes”) or Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ma-baseq (“wet, moist, damp”), from Proto-Austronesian *baseq (“wash clothes”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ms|poz-mly-pro|*basah}} Proto-Malayic *basah, {{inh|ms|poz-pro|*basəq|t=wet; wash clothes}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *basəq (“wet; wash clothes”), {{inh|ms|poz-pro|*ma-baseq|t=wet, moist, damp}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ma-baseq (“wet, moist, damp”), {{inh|ms|map-pro|*baseq|t=wash clothes}} Proto-Austronesian *baseq (“wash clothes”) Head templates: {{ms-adj|j=باسه}} basah (Jawi spelling باسه, comparative lebih basah, superlative paling basah)
  1. wet (of an object: covered with or impregnated with liquid) Derived forms: kebasahan (english: wetness)
    Sense id: en-basah-ms-adj-SqZd5~NA Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Liquids

Alternative forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "poz-mly-pro",
        "3": "*basah"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayic *basah",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "poz-pro",
        "3": "*basəq",
        "t": "wet; wash clothes"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *basəq (“wet; wash clothes”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "poz-pro",
        "3": "*ma-baseq",
        "t": "wet, moist, damp"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ma-baseq (“wet, moist, damp”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "map-pro",
        "3": "*baseq",
        "t": "wash clothes"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Austronesian *baseq (“wash clothes”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Malayic *basah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *basəq (“wet; wash clothes”) or Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ma-baseq (“wet, moist, damp”), from Proto-Austronesian *baseq (“wash clothes”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "باسه",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lebih basah",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "paling basah",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "basak",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "j": "باسه"
      },
      "expansion": "basah (Jawi spelling باسه, comparative lebih basah, superlative paling basah)",
      "name": "ms-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "ba",
        "sah"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "kering"
        }
      ],
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 4 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ms",
          "name": "Liquids",
          "orig": "ms:Liquids",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "wetness",
          "translation": "wetness",
          "word": "kebasahan"
        }
      ],
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        "wet (of an object: covered with or impregnated with liquid)"
      ],
      "id": "en-basah-ms-adj-SqZd5~NA",
      "links": [
        [
          "wet",
          "wet"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbasah/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈba.sah]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-asah"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-sah"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ah"
    }
  ],
  "word": "basah"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "wetness",
      "translation": "wetness",
      "word": "kebasahan"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "poz-mly-pro",
        "3": "*basah"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayic *basah",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "poz-pro",
        "3": "*basəq",
        "t": "wet; wash clothes"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *basəq (“wet; wash clothes”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "poz-pro",
        "3": "*ma-baseq",
        "t": "wet, moist, damp"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ma-baseq (“wet, moist, damp”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "map-pro",
        "3": "*baseq",
        "t": "wash clothes"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Austronesian *baseq (“wash clothes”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Malayic *basah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *basəq (“wet; wash clothes”) or Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ma-baseq (“wet, moist, damp”), from Proto-Austronesian *baseq (“wash clothes”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "باسه",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lebih basah",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "paling basah",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "basak",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "j": "باسه"
      },
      "expansion": "basah (Jawi spelling باسه, comparative lebih basah, superlative paling basah)",
      "name": "ms-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "ba",
        "sah"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "word": "kering"
        }
      ],
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        "Malay 2-syllable words",
        "Malay adjectives",
        "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
        "Malay lemmas",
        "Malay terms derived from Proto-Austronesian",
        "Malay terms derived from Proto-Malayic",
        "Malay terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
        "Malay terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian",
        "Malay terms inherited from Proto-Malayic",
        "Malay terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
        "Malay terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 4 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:Malay/ah",
        "Rhymes:Malay/ah/2 syllables",
        "Rhymes:Malay/asah",
        "Rhymes:Malay/sah",
        "ms:Liquids"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "wet (of an object: covered with or impregnated with liquid)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "wet",
          "wet"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbasah/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈba.sah]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-asah"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-sah"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ah"
    }
  ],
  "word": "basah"
}

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