"basya" meaning in Sranan Tongo

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Noun

IPA: /baʃa/, [ba̠ʃa̠], [bɑ̟ʃɑ̟] Forms: basja [alternative]
Etymology: From English overseer. Compare Krio obasía. Etymology templates: {{der|srn|en|overseer}} English overseer, {{cog|kri|obasía}} Krio obasía Head templates: {{head|srn|noun}} basya
  1. Maroon or Amerindian assistant village chief; the lowest tier in the hierarchy of tribal authority
    Sense id: en-basya-srn-noun-kY4enq9w
  2. (historical) enslaved person charged with overseeing work at a plantation and administering corporal punishment Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-basya-srn-noun-ffpq2O~u Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Sranan Tongo entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 9 42 9 39 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 47 5 42 Disambiguation of Sranan Tongo entries with incorrect language header: 15 85

Alternative forms

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  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Aukan",
      "lang_code": "djk",
      "word": "basiya"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Saramaccan",
      "lang_code": "srm",
      "word": "basiá"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "bastiaan"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "basya"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "srn",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "overseer"
      },
      "expansion": "English overseer",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kri",
        "2": "obasía"
      },
      "expansion": "Krio obasía",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From English overseer. Compare Krio obasía.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "basja",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "srn",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "basya",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sranan Tongo",
  "lang_code": "srn",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Maroon or Amerindian assistant village chief; the lowest tier in the hierarchy of tribal authority"
      ],
      "id": "en-basya-srn-noun-kY4enq9w",
      "links": [
        [
          "Maroon",
          "Maroon"
        ],
        [
          "Amerindian",
          "Amerindian"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "9 42 9 39",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "5 47 5 42",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "15 85",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sranan Tongo entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              6
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              5
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Basya, how are you? Did master give permission to play?",
          "ref": "ca. 1765, Pieter van Dyk, Nieuwe en nooit bevoorens geziene Onderwyzinge in het Bastert, of Neeger Engels, zoo als het zelve in de Hollandsze Colonien gebruikt word [New and unprecedented instruction in Bastard or Negro English, as it is used in the Dutch colonies], page 107:",
          "text": "Baſſia hoe fafi maſtra gi permiſſi fo pree.",
          "translation": "Basya, how are you? Did master give permission to play?",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "enslaved person charged with overseeing work at a plantation and administering corporal punishment"
      ],
      "id": "en-basya-srn-noun-ffpq2O~u",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(historical) enslaved person charged with overseeing work at a plantation and administering corporal punishment"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "historical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/baʃa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ba̠ʃa̠]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[bɑ̟ʃɑ̟]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "basya"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Sranan Tongo entries with incorrect language header",
    "Sranan Tongo lemmas",
    "Sranan Tongo nouns",
    "Sranan Tongo terms derived from English",
    "Sranan Tongo terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Aukan",
      "lang_code": "djk",
      "word": "basiya"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Saramaccan",
      "lang_code": "srm",
      "word": "basiá"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "bastiaan"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "basya"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "srn",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "overseer"
      },
      "expansion": "English overseer",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kri",
        "2": "obasía"
      },
      "expansion": "Krio obasía",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From English overseer. Compare Krio obasía.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "basja",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "srn",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "basya",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sranan Tongo",
  "lang_code": "srn",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Maroon or Amerindian assistant village chief; the lowest tier in the hierarchy of tribal authority"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Maroon",
          "Maroon"
        ],
        [
          "Amerindian",
          "Amerindian"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Sranan Tongo terms with historical senses",
        "Sranan Tongo terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              6
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              5
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Basya, how are you? Did master give permission to play?",
          "ref": "ca. 1765, Pieter van Dyk, Nieuwe en nooit bevoorens geziene Onderwyzinge in het Bastert, of Neeger Engels, zoo als het zelve in de Hollandsze Colonien gebruikt word [New and unprecedented instruction in Bastard or Negro English, as it is used in the Dutch colonies], page 107:",
          "text": "Baſſia hoe fafi maſtra gi permiſſi fo pree.",
          "translation": "Basya, how are you? Did master give permission to play?",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "enslaved person charged with overseeing work at a plantation and administering corporal punishment"
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(historical) enslaved person charged with overseeing work at a plantation and administering corporal punishment"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "historical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/baʃa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ba̠ʃa̠]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[bɑ̟ʃɑ̟]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "basya"
}

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