basig

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *basiʀ (“sexually impotent”). Compare Batad Ifugao bāhig and Malay basir.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈbasiɡ/ [ˈbaː.sɪɡ̚]
  • Rhymes: -asiɡ
  • Syllabification: ba‧sig

Adjective

basig (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜐᜒᜄ᜔)

  1. castrated; caponized
    Synonyms: kapon, kinapon

Further reading

  • “basig”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*basiR”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

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