basig

Tagalog

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈbasiɡ/ [ˈba.sɪɡ]
• 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 (2010–) “*basiR”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary