kebasi

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kabasi. Compare Cebuano kabasi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kə.ba.si/
• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): [kəˈbäsi]
• Rhymes: -asi, -si, -i

Noun

kebasi (Jawi spelling کباسي, plural kebasi-kebasi or kebasi²)

1. the Bloch's gizzard shad (Nematalosa nasus)
2. the Chacunda gizzard shad (Anodontostoma chacunda)

Synonyms

• selangat
• nandung
• pias

Further reading

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