# bisa
## Bau Bidayuh
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)basəq.

### Adjective

bisa
* wet (of an object: covered with or impregnated with liquid)

## Bikol Central
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish besar (“to kiss”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbisa/ [ˈbi.sa], /biˈsa/ [biˈsa]
* Hyphenation: bi‧sa

### Verb

bísa or bisá (plural birisa, Basahan spelling ᜊᜒᜐ)
* to respectfully greet elders by asking for their hand and placing it on one's forehead
    Synonym: mano

#### Derived terms

* bisahan
* magbisa

## Catalan
### Etymology

From French bise or directly from Germanic.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [ˈbi.zə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈbi.za]

### Noun

bisa f (plural bises)
* bise (dry northerly or northeastern wind)

### Further reading

* “bisa”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bi.za/
* Homophones: bisas, bisât

### Verb

bisa
* third-person singular past historic of biser

## Hausa
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bí.sáː/
** (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA: [bɪ́.sáː]

### Noun

bisā f (plural bísā̀shē, possessed form bisar̃)
* pack animal

## Indonesian
### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /ˈbisa/ [ˈbi.sa]
* Rhymes: -isa
* Syllabification: bi‧sa

### Etymology 1

From Malay bisa (“venom”), from Sanskrit विष (viṣa, “poison”), Proto-Indo-Aryan *wiṣás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wišás, from Proto-Indo-European *wisós (“poison”). Doublet of virus.

#### Noun

bisa (plural bisa-bisa)
* venom: a poison carried by an animal, usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging.
    Synonym: racun
* (figurative) bad: unfavorable, negative, evil, unhealthy.

##### Derived terms

* berbisa
* kebisaan

### Etymology 2

From Malay bisa, from Betawi Ora [Term?], from Javanese ꦧꦶꦱ (bisa, “capable, smart”).

#### Verb

bisa
* can, be able
    Synonyms: boleh, dapat, mampu

##### Alternative forms

* sabi (slang)

##### Derived terms

* kebisaan
* sebisanya

### Further reading

* “bisa” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
* Hadyana Pudjaatmaka, Susilowati (1987) Kamus Kimia: Biokimia [Dictionary of Chemistry: Biochemistry] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, →ISBN, page 46: “bisa”

## Javanese
### Romanization

bisa
* Romanization of ꦧꦶꦱ

## Malay
### Pronunciation

* (Johor-Riau) IPA: [bi.sə]
** Rhymes: -sə, -ə
* (Baku) IPA: [bi.sa]
** Rhymes: -sa, -a
* Hyphenation: bi‧sa

### Etymology 1

From Sanskrit विष (visha, “poison”), Proto-Indo-Aryan *wiṣás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wišás, from Proto-Indo-European *wisós (“poison”). Doublet of virus.

#### Adjective

bisa (Jawi spelling بيسا)
* Extremely painful.
    Synonym: pedih
    Bisanya penyakit ini!This disease is so painful!
* (figurative) Causing hurt to someone's feelings; hurtful.
    Synonyms: pedas, kesat
    Kata-katanya sungguh bisa.His words were very hurtful.

#### Noun

bisa (Jawi spelling بيسا, plural bisa-bisa, informal 1st possessive bisaku, 2nd possessive bisamu, 3rd possessive bisanya)
* Toxins found in animals for defensive or offensive use; venom.
* A mark on the body left from weapons (bullet, kris, etc.) or from sharp objects (nail, tooth, etc.).
    Synonyms: bekas, kesan

##### Affixations

* berbisa (“venomous”)
* kebisaan (“to be poisoned”)

##### Compounds

* akar bisa

##### Proverbs

* alah bisa tegal biasa
* pisau senjata tiada bisa, bisa lagi mulut manusia

### Etymology 2

From Javanese ꦧꦶꦱ (bisa, “capable, smart”). Attested in 1901.

#### Verb

bisa (Jawi spelling بيسا)
* (chiefly Indonesia) To be able to; can.
    Synonyms: boleh, dapat, mampu
    Saya bisa berbahasa Inggeris.I can speak English.

##### Affixations

* kebisaan (“ability”)
* sebisanya (“as possible”)

### Descendants

* > Indonesian: bisa (inherited)

### References

* ↑ Wilkinson, R. J. (Richard James), 1867-1941 (1901) A Malay-English dictionary‎, Kelly & Walsh Ltd, retrieved 14 September 2024, page 142

### Further reading

* “bisa” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

## Northern Paiute
### Adjective

bisa
* good

## Old Javanese
### Adjective

bisa
* Alternative spelling of biṣa

## Papiamentu
### Etymology

From Portuguese avisar and Spanish avisar and Kabuverdianu avisa in the meaning of "notify".

### Verb

bisa
* to say

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbi.zɐ/
* Hyphenation: bi‧sa

### Etymology 1

Shortenings.

#### Noun

bisa f (plural bisas)
* Clipping of bisavó.

#### Noun

bisa m (plural bisas)
* Clipping of bisavô.

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form..

#### Verb

bisa
* inflection of bisar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French bisser.

### Verb

a bisa (third-person singular present bisează, past participle bisat) 1st conjugation
* (transitive) to repeat; to perform an encore

#### Conjugation
## Spanish
### Verb

bisa
* inflection of bisar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

## Tagalog
### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Malay bisa (“poison”), from Sanskrit विष (viṣa, “poison”). According to the Vocabulario de la lengua tagala (1860), this is borrowed via Kapampangan. Compare Tausug bisa and Javanese ꦧꦶꦱ (bisa). Doublet of birus and virus.

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈbisaʔ/ [ˈbiː.sɐʔ]
* Rhymes: -isaʔ
* Syllabification: bi‧sa

#### Noun

bisà (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜐ)
* efficacy; potency
    Synonyms: epikasya, potensya
* (by extension) effectivity
    Synonyms: epektibidad, pagkabisa, kabisaan, talab, kandos
* force; effect; influence
    Synonyms: impluwensiya, epekto, lakas, puwersa
* result; outcome
    Synonyms: bunga, resultado, resulta
* (obsolete) snake venom
* (obsolete) effectivity of venom
* (obsolete) invariable astonishment (used as admiration)
* (obsolete, figurative) diligent and hardworking man
* (obsolete, by extension) virtue of some herb

##### Derived terms

* bigyang-bisa
* di-mabisa
* di-mapawawalang-bisa
* ipawalang-bisa
* kabisaan
* kawalang-bisa
* mabisa
* magbigay-bisa
* magpawalang-bisa
* may-bisa
* pagkabisa
* pagkamabisa
* pagkawalang-bisa
* pagpapawalang-bisa
* pawalang-bisa
* walang-bisa

##### See also

* kamandag
* lason

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish visa.

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈbisa/ [ˈbiː.sɐ]
* Rhymes: -isa
* Syllabification: bi‧sa

#### Noun

bisa (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜐ)
* visa (permit to enter a country)

### Further reading

* “bisa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
* Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) loan “power, venom”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
* Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 277
* Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎ (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
* San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎, La Noble Villa de Pila
** page 305: “Eſpantome) Biſa (pp) [eſ imbariable]”
** page 489: “Ponçoña) Biſa (pp) de la culebra [q̃ la] hecha cuando pica”
** page 543: “Saliua) Biſa (pp) dela culebra”
** page 557: “Soliçito) Biſa (pp) y trabajador”
** page 582: “Trabajador) Biſa (pp) y ſoliçito”

### Anagrams

* basi, siba, sabi

## Tiruray
### Noun

bisa
* venom

## Venetan
### Alternative forms

* bìsa, bissa — alternative spellings
* biso m

### Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin bīstia, from Latin bēstia. Compare Italian biscia. Doublet of bestia.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbisa/

### Noun

bisa f (plural bise)
* snake (especially a non-poisonous one)
    Synonyms: ança, sarpente

#### Derived terms

* biseta
* bison

### References

* “bìsa”, in el Galepin – www.elgalepin.com
* Basso, Walter (2005) “bìssa”, in Dizionario da scarsèla veneto–italiano, 2nd edition, Padua: Ed. ScantaBauchi, page 39
* Boerio, Giuseppe (1867) “bissa”, in Dizionario del dialetto veneziano, 3rd edition, Venice: G. Cecchini, page 83b
* Patriarchi, Gasparo (1821) “bissa”, in Vocabolario veneziano e padovano […], 3rd edition, Padua: Tipografia del Seminario, page 22b