Basa

See also: basa, basá, başa, and basa-

English

Etymology

Common Filipino surname, ultimately from Basque baso (“forest, woods, jungle”).

Proper noun

Basa (plural Basas)

1. A surname

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Basa is the 20299^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1310 individuals. Basa is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (68.09%) and White (15.73%) individuals.

Anagrams

• AABs, BSAA, Saab, Saba, abas, baas, saba, à bas

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Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈba.sa/, [ˈbäs̠ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈba.sa/, [ˈbäːs̬ä]

Proper noun

Basa f sg (genitive Basae); first declension

1. an island off the coast of Arabia

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Basa
Genitive	Basae
Dative	Basae
Accusative	Basam
Ablative	Basā
Vocative	Basa

References

• Basa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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Spanish

Etymology

Ultimately from Basque baso (“forest, woods, jungle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbasa/ [ˈba.sa]

Proper noun

Basa ?

1. a surname from Basque

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Tagalog

Etymology

From Spanish Basa, ultimately from Basque baso (“forest, woods, jungle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbasa/, [ˈba.sɐ]

Proper noun

Basa

1. notably borne by:

   César Basa ― Pilot during World War II, the namesake of Basa Air Base in Pampanga.

Statistics

According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Basa is the 318^th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 25,134 individuals.