"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”), from Proto-Austronesian *baseq (“wash clothes”). Doublet of basuh. Etymology templates: {{ety|ms|:inh|poz-mly-pro:*basah}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian", "term" : "*basəq", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "poz-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Malayic", "term" : "*basah", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "poz-mly-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Malay", "term" : "basah", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ms" }" data-lang="ms" data-title="basah">, {{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|map-pro|*baseq|t=wash clothes}} Proto-Austronesian *baseq (“wash clothes”), {{dbt|ms|basuh}} Doublet of basuh 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 (Affixations): berbasah (english: to get wet; to be drenched), kebasahan (english: wetness; the state of being soaked), membasahi (english: to dampen; to moisten; to wet), membasahkan (english: to wet something; to soak something), terbasah (english: accidentally wetted) Derived forms (Compounds): basah kuyup (english: sopping wet; soaked to the skin), ikan basah (english: fresh fish), pasar basah (english: wet market) Derived forms (Reduplications): basah-basah (english: still wet; damp), berbasah-basah (english: to get oneself wet; to linger in the wet)

Alternative forms

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          "english": "wetness; the state of being soaked",
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          "translation": "wetness; the state of being soaked",
          "word": "kebasahan"
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          "english": "to dampen; to moisten; to wet",
          "sense": "Affixations",
          "translation": "to dampen; to moisten; to wet",
          "word": "membasahi"
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          "english": "to wet something; to soak something",
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          "translation": "to wet something; to soak something",
          "word": "membasahkan"
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          "english": "accidentally wetted",
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          "translation": "accidentally wetted",
          "word": "terbasah"
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          "english": "still wet; damp",
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          "translation": "still wet; damp",
          "word": "basah-basah"
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          "english": "to get oneself wet; to linger in the wet",
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          "translation": "to get oneself wet; to linger in the wet",
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          "english": "sopping wet; soaked to the skin",
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          "translation": "sopping wet; soaked to the skin",
          "word": "basah kuyup"
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          "english": "fresh fish",
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          "word": "ikan basah"
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    },
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