walang-bisa

See also: walang bisa

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• walambisa
• walang bisa — common

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wada

Proto-Philippine *wada

Tagalog wala

Tagalog -ng

Tagalog -ng-

Proto-Indo-European *weys-

Proto-Indo-European *wisós

Proto-Indo-Iranian *wišás

Proto-Indo-Aryan *wiṣás

Sanskrit विष (viṣa)bor.

Malay bisabor.

Kapampangan bisabor.

Tagalog bisa

Tagalog walang-bisa

From wala (“without”) + -ng- + bisa (“effect”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /waˌlaŋ ˈbisaʔ/ [wɐˌlam ˈbiː.sɐʔ]
• Rhymes: -isaʔ
• Syllabification: wa‧lang-bi‧sa

Adjective

waláng-bisà (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜎᜅ᜔ᜊᜒᜐ)

1. (usually of, law) void; invalid

   Synonym: imbalido

   Walang-bisa ang testimonya ng ilang mga saksi ayon sa mataas na hukuman dahil walang ebidensya and makakapagpatunay sa kanila.

   The accounts of some witnesses are deemed void by the higher court as no evidence backed them up.

2. not having any effect; ineffectual

   Walang-bisa yung gamot sa akin.

   The medicine doesn't have any effect on me.

Derived terms

• di-mapawawalang-bisa
• ipawalang-bisa
• kawalang-bisa
• magpawalang-bisa
• pagkawalang-bisa
• pagpapawalang-bisa
• pawalang-bisa

Further reading

• “walang-bisa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018