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Verb • Central Bikol

bisa

Definitions

🌐Wiktionary• https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bisa

ENGLISH

Respectfully greet elders by asking for their hand and placing it on one's forehead

TAGALOG

Mano; pagmamano

Usage

"Nagbisa ako sa aking lolo."

— I respectfully greeted my grandfather by asking for his hand and placing it on my forehead.

Verb Conjugation

Focus Category

ACTOR

Infinitive: magbisa
Past (Completed): nagbisa
Progressive (Incomplete): nagbibisa
Future (Contemplated): mabibisa

ROOT WORD: BISA

LEXICON ARCHIVE V1

Etymology

From .