bihasa

Tagalog

Etymology

From Sanskrit अभ्यास (abhyāsa, “habit; discipline”)[1]. Compare Malay biasa.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: bi‧ha‧sa
  • IPA(key): /biˈhasa/, [bɪˈha.sɐ] (noun)
  • IPA(key): /bihaˈsa/, [bɪ.hɐˈsa] (adjective)
  • IPA(key): /biˈhasaʔ/, [bɪˈha.sɐʔ] (noun, colloquial)
  • IPA(key): /bihaˈsaʔ/, [bɪ.hɐˈsaʔ] (adjective, colloquial)

Noun

bihasa or bihasà

  1. expert; professional
    Synonyms: dalubhasa, eksperto
  2. accustomization; manner of getting used to a certain condition
  3. act of training or practicing

Derived terms
  • bihasahin
  • bihasain
  • bihasnin
  • bisanhan
  • kabihasahan
  • kabihasnan
  • kabisanhan
  • mabihasa
  • mamihasa
  • pamihasnin
  • pamimihasa
  • pinagkabihasnan
  • pinagkapamihasnan

Adjective

bihasâ

  1. expert; professional; accomplished
  2. accustomed to; used to
  3. cultured; civilized

References
  1. Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 277

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