bassâ

See also: bassa, Bassa, bássa, and başsa

Macanese

Etymology

From Portuguese baixar, or a dialectal variant of it which preserves -ss- from Vulgar Latin *bassiāre. By surface analysis, basso (“low”) +‎ -â.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /baˈsa/

Verb

bassâ

to lower
bassâ cabeça ― to lower one's head until the chin touches the chest

bassâ ôlo ― to lower one's eyes in shame

References

https://www.macaneselibrary.org/pub/english/uipatua.htm#b

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