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basah.

wet (covered with or impregnated with liquid)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈbasah/Standard-Indonesian[ˈba.sah]Standard-Indonesian
  1. wet (covered with or impregnated with liquid)

  2. fresh, recent (after getting wet)

  3. profitable

    figuratively · rare
Where this word comes from

From Malay basah, from Proto-Malayic *basah, from from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *basəq (“wet; wash clothes”), from Proto-Austronesian *baseq (“wash clothes”). Doublet of basuh.

noun/ˈbasah/Standard-Indonesian[ˈba.sah]Standard-Indonesian
  1. the title for the most respected general

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Javanese ꦧꦱꦃ (basah, “general/commander”).

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