basal

== English == === Etymology === From base +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): [ˈbeɪsəɫ] (US, also) IPA(key): [ˈbeɪzəɫ] Rhymes: -eɪsəl, -eɪzəl === Adjective === basal (comparative more basal, superlative most basal) Basic, elementary; relating to, or forming, the base, or point of origin. (anatomy) Associated with the base of an organism or structure. (medicine) Of a minimal level that is necessary for maintaining the health or life of an organism. (chiefly systematics) In a phylogenetic tree, being a group, or member of a group, which diverged earlier. The earliest clade to branch in a larger clade. ==== Synonyms ==== basilar ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === basal (plural basals) base, bottom, minimum (anatomy) Any basal structure or part === Anagrams === Labas, balsa, balas, Baals, laabs, blaas, albas, baals, Baʿals, sabal, Ba'als, LABAs == Afar == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic بَصَل (baṣal). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbasal/ [ˈbʌsʌl] Hyphenation: ba‧sal === Noun === básal m (singulative basáltu m) (collective) onions ==== Declension ==== === References === E. M. Parker; R. J. Hayward (1985), “basal”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN == French == === Pronunciation === === Adjective === basal (feminine basale, masculine plural basaux, feminine plural basales) basal ==== Descendants ==== → Romanian: bazal → Turkish: bazal === Further reading === “basal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == German == === Pronunciation === === Adjective === basal (strong nominative masculine singular basaler, comparative basaler, superlative am basalsten) basal ==== Declension ==== == Indonesian == === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈbasal/ [ˈba.sal] Rhymes: -asal Syllabification: ba‧sal === Etymology 1 === From Dutch basalt, from French basalte, from Middle French basalte, from Late Latin basaltes, a misspelling of Latin basanites, from Ancient Greek βασανίτης (basanítēs), from βάσανος (básanos, “touchstone”), from Egyptian bḫn (“a hard stone”). ==== Noun ==== basal (plural basal-basal) (geology) basalt ===== Alternative forms ===== basalt (Standard Malay) === Etymology 2 === From Malay basal (“dropsy”), from Arabic بَصَل (baṣal, “onion, bulb”). ==== Noun ==== basal (plural basal-basal) dropsy, edema Synonym: edema === Etymology 3 === From Dutch basaal, from English basal. ==== Adjective ==== basal (comparative lebih basal, superlative paling basal) basal, basic Synonym: dasar (anatomy, histology) basal (associated with the base of an organism or structure) (medicine) basal (of a minimal level that is necessary for maintaining the health or life of an organism) ==== Noun ==== basal (plural basal-basal) basal, base, bottom, minimum (anatomy) basal (any basal structure or part) ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “basal”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Maltese == === Etymology === From Arabic بَصَل (baṣal). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈba.sal/ Rhymes: -asal === Noun === basal m (collective, singulative basla, paucal basliet, diminutive bsajla) onion (as a mass or species); several onions bulbs ==== Derived terms ==== == Maranao == === Verb === basal to beat, to knock == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -al, -aw Hyphenation: ba‧sal === Adjective === basal m or f (plural basais, not comparable) basal === Further reading === “basal”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “basal”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /baˈsal/ [baˈsal] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: ba‧sal === Adjective === basal m or f (masculine and feminine plural basales) basal, foundational, underlying ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “basal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Turkish == === Etymology === From Ottoman Turkish بصل (basal), from Arabic بَصَل (baṣal, “onion”). === Noun === basal (definite accusative basali, plural basaller) onion (Allium cepa) Synonym: soğan (botany) bulbous root === Further reading === Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “basal1”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 474