balasa

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Early Modern Spanish barajar (“to shuffle”), with metathesis and a loss of final ⟨r⟩. Possibly also from Early Modern Spanish baraja (“deck of cards”). Doublet of baraha, a later borrowing from Spanish baraja.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /baˈlasa/ [bɐˈla.sɐ]
• Rhymes: -asa
• Syllabification: ba‧la‧sa

Noun

balasa (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜐ)

1. shuffle (act of shuffling cards)
2. reshuffle; reorganization
3. shift of gait of a running horse

Derived terms

• balasahin
• bumalasa
• ipambalasa
• mabalasa
• magbalasa

 

Further reading

• “balasa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018