basmi

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay basmi, from Sanskrit भस्म (bhasma, “ash”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bas.mi/
• Hyphenation: bas‧mi

Verb

basmi

1. to erase, to eradicate.

Conjugation

Conjugation of basmi (meng-, transitive)
Root	basmi
	Active	Involuntary / Perfective	Passive	Basic / Imperative	Jussive
Active	membasmi	terbasmi	dibasmi	basmi	basmilah
Locative
Causative / Applicative1	membasmikan	terbasmikan	dibasmikan	basmikan	basmikanlah
	Causative
Active
Locative
Causative / Applicative1
1The -kan row is either causative or applicative, with transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning. Notes: Some of these forms do normally not exist or are rarely used in standard Indonesian. Some forms may also change meaning.

Derived terms

• membasmi
• pembasmi
• pembasmian
• terbasmi

 

Further reading

• “basmi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.