bisa

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

bisa

1. wet (of an object: covered with or impregnated with liquid)

From French bise or directly from Germanic.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈbi.zə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈbi.za]

bisa f (plural bises)

1. bise (dry northerly or northeastern wind)

• “bisa”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026

Borrowed from Spanish besar (“to kiss”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈbisa/ [ˈbi.sa], /biˈsa/ [biˈsa]
• Hyphenation: bi‧sa

bísa or bisá (plural birisa, Basahan spelling ᜊᜒᜐ)

1. to respectfully greet elders by asking for their hand and placing it on one's forehead

   Synonym: mano

• IPA^(key): /bi.za/
• Homophones: bisas, bisât

bisa

1. third-person singular past historic of biser

• IPA^(key): /bí.sáː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [bɪ́.sáː]

bisā f (plural bísā̀shē, possessed form bisar̃)

1. pack animal

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

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.

bisa (plural bisa-bisa)

1. venom: a poison carried by an animal, usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging

   Synonym: racun

2. (figurative) bad: unfavorable, negative, evil, unhealthy

From Malay bisa, from Betawi bisa, from Javanese ꦧꦶꦱ (bisa, “capable, smart”).

bisa

1. can, be able

   Synonyms: boleh, dapat, mampu

• sabi (slang)

• “bisa”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), 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”

bisa

1. romanization of ꦧꦶꦱ

Compare Indonesian bisa and Malay bisa.

• IPA^(key): /bɪˈsa/ [bɪˈsa]
• Hyphenation: bi‧sa

bisa

1. want; like; crave; fond

   Synonyms: buri, kursunada, maibug, mayilig

   Bisa kung mangan.

   I want to eat.

   Bisa ka?

   Would you want to?

Borrowed from Malay bisa (“poison”), from Sanskrit विष (viṣa, “poison”). Compare Tausug bisa and Javanese ꦧꦶꦱ (bisa). Doublet of birus and virus.

• IPA^(key): /bɪˈsa/ [bɪˈsa]
• Hyphenation: bi‧sa

bisa

1. efficacy; potency
2. (by extension) effectivity
3. (by extension) virtue of some herb
4. result; outcome

Borrowed from Spanish visa.

• IPA^(key): /bɪˈsa/ [bɪˈsa]
• Hyphenation: bi‧sa

bisa

1. visa (permit to enter a country)

• (Standard Southern Peninsula) IPA^(key): /ˈbisə/ [ˈbi.sə]
  • Rhymes: -sə, -ə
• (Standard Literary) IPA^(key): /ˈbisa/ [ˈbi.sa]
  • Rhymes: -sa, -a
• Hyphenation: bi‧sa

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

bisa (Jawi spelling بيسا, comparative lebih bisa, superlative paling bisa)

1. Extremely painful.

   Synonym: pedih

   Bisanya penyakit ini!

   This disease is so painful!

2. venomous
3. (figurative) Causing hurt to someone's feelings; hurtful.

   Synonyms: pedas, kesat

   Kata-katanya sungguh bisa.

   His words were very hurtful.

bisa (Jawi spelling بيسا, plural bisa-bisa or bisa²)

1. Toxins found in animals for defensive or offensive use; venom.
2. A mark on the body left from weapons (bullet, kris, etc.) or from sharp objects (nail, tooth, etc.).

   Synonyms: bekas, kesan

From Javanese ꦧꦶꦱ (bisa, “capable, smart”). Attested in 1901.^[1]

bisa (Jawi spelling بيسا)

1. (chiefly Indonesia) To be able to; can.

   Synonyms: boleh, dapat, mampu

   Saya bisa berbahasa Inggeris.

   I can speak English.

• > Indonesian: bisa (inherited)

• "bisa" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

bisa

1. good

From Proto-West Germanic *bīsu. Cognate with Old High German bīsa.

bīsa f

1. north wind
2. gale, cold wind

• Middle Dutch: bise
  • Dutch: bijze

• “bīsa”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

bisa

1. alternative spelling of biṣa

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

bisa

1. to say

• Rhymes: -izɐ
• Hyphenation: bi‧sa

Shortenings.

bisa f (plural bisas)

1. (familiar, endearing) clipping of bisavó

bisa m (plural bisas)

1. (familiar, endearing) clipping of bisavô

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

bisa

1. inflection of bisar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

• “bisa”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026

Borrowed from French bisser.

a bisa (third-person singular present bisează, past participle bisat) 1st conjugation

1. (transitive) to repeat; to perform an encore

bisa

1. inflection of bisar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Borrowed from Kapampangan bisa, borrowed from Malay bisa, borrowed from Sanskrit विष (viṣa), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *wiṣás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wišás, from Proto-Indo-European *wisós. The borrowing from Kapampangan was documented by the Vocabulario de la lengua tagala (1860). Compare Tausug bisa and Javanese ꦧꦶꦱ (bisa). Doublet of birus and virus.

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

bisà (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜐ)

1. efficacy; potency

   Synonyms: epikasya, potensya

2. (by extension) effectivity

   Synonyms: epektibidad, pagkabisa, kabisaan, talab, kandos

3. force; effect; influence

   Synonyms: impluwensiya, epekto, lakas, puwersa

4. result; outcome

   Synonyms: bunga, resultado, resulta

5. (obsolete) snake venom
6. (obsolete) effectivity of venom
7. (obsolete) invariable astonishment (used as admiration)
8. (obsolete, figurative) diligent and hardworking man
9. (obsolete, by extension) virtue of some herb

• → Aklanon: bisa

• kamandag
• lason

Borrowed from Spanish visa.

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

bisa (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜐ)

1. visa (permit to enter a country)

• “bisa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 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, y coordinado por…, ultimamente aumentado y corregido por varios religiosos de la Orden de Agustinos calzados.‎^[2] (overall work in Spanish and Classical Tagalog), Manila: Ramírez y Giraudier.
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613), Vocabulario de lengua tagala. El romance castellano puesto primero. Primera, y segunda parte.‎^[3] (overall work in Early Modern Spanish and Classical Tagalog), as directed by Gov. Gen. Juan de Silva, Pila, Laguna: La noble Villa de Pila, por Tomás Pinpin y Domingo Loag.
  • 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”

• basi, siba, sabi

bisa

1. venom

• bìsa, bissa (alternative spellings)
• biso m

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈbisa/

bisa f (plural bise)

1. snake (especially a non-poisonous one)

   Synonyms: ança, sarpente

• “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