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Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit अभ्यास (abhyāsa, “habit; discipline”).[1] Compare Malay biasa.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog)
- IPA(key): /biˈhasa/ , (nonstandard) /biˈhasaʔ/ (noun)
- IPA(key): /bihaˈsa/ , (nonstandard) /bihaˈsaʔ/ (adjective)
- Rhymes: -a, (nonstandard) -aʔ
- Syllabification: bi‧ha‧sa
Noun
bihasa or bihasà (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜑᜐ)
- expert; professional
- Synonyms: dalubhasa, eksperto
- accustomization; manner of getting used to a certain condition
- act of training or practicing
Derived terms
Adjective
bihasá or bihasâ (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜑᜐ)
- expert; professional; accomplished
- accustomed to; used to
- cultured; civilized
References
- ^ Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 277
Further reading
- “bihasa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018