Basa

Common Filipino surname, ultimately from Basque baso (“forest, woods, jungle”).

Basa (plural Basas)

1. A surname.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Basa is the 20299^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1310 individuals. Basa is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (68.09%) and White (15.73%) individuals.

• AABs, BSAA, SABA, Saab, Saba, abas, baas, saba, à bas

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• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈba.sa/, [ˈbäs̠ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈba.sa/, [ˈbäːs̬ä]

Basa f sg (genitive Basae); first declension

1. an island off the coast of Arabia

First-declension noun, singular only.

• Basa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Ultimately from Basque baso (“forest, woods, jungle”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈbasa/ [ˈba.sa]
• Rhymes: -asa
• Syllabification: Ba‧sa

Basa m or f by sense

1. a surname from Basque

Borrowed from Spanish Basa, ultimately from Basque baso (“forest, woods, jungle”).

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈbasa/ [ˈba.sɐ]
• Rhymes: -asa
• Syllabification: Ba‧sa

Basa (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜐ)

1. a surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque], notably borne by:
   1. César Basa, pilot during World War II, the namesake of Basa Air Base in Pampanga

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Basa is the 318^th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 25,134 individuals.