biṣa

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit विष (viṣa, “poison”). Doublet of wiṣa, biṣa, and bisa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bi.sa/
• Rhymes: -sa
• Hyphenation: bi‧sa

Adjective

biṣa

1. venomous
2. highly effective, powerful, mighty
3. skilled, accomplished, capable, able

Alternative forms

• bisa

Derived terms

• amiṣa
• binisa
• kabisan
• tan pabisa

 

Descendants

• > Javanese: ꦧꦶꦱ (bisa), ꦲꦶꦱ (isa) (inherited)
  • → Indonesian: bisa, sabi (slang)
    • → Malay: bisa

Further reading

• "biṣa" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.