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basang

noun

LanguageBalinese (Indonesia)

Meaning
  1. stomach
  2. anger, temper
  3. the rough inside part of bamboo culm (often used to make baskets, etc.)
  4. The organ in the body where food is digested. It can also metaphorically refer to a person's temper or the inner material of bamboo.
Examples

basang layah, celagi manisé

if you are hungry, the tamarind is sweet

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteIn some contexts, it can be used to describe someone's emotional state, such as 'basang bawak' for short-tempered.

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basang in other languages

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.