different between batta vs basta

English

Etymology

Hindi ????? (bhatt?)

Pronunciation

Noun

batta (countable and uncountable, plural battas)

1. (India, dated) An exchange rate.
2. (India, dated) The discount on uncurrent coins.
3. (India, dated) Extra pay; especially an extra allowance to an English officer serving in India.
   • (Can we date this quote?) The Asiatic journal and monthly register for British and foreign India, China, and Australasia (volume 28)

     On the day previous to their entry into the place, the men had shown a spirit of insubordination, refusing to proceed until some promise was given that they should get their extra battas.

References

batta in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

• at bat, at-bat

French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: battas, battât

Verb

batta

1. third-person singular past historic of batter

Hausa

Noun

batt?? f (plural batt?c?, possessed form battàr?)

1. leather pouch (e.g., for tobacco)
2. small metal container (e.g., of tiger balm)

Italian

Verb

batta

1. first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive of battere
2. third-person singular imperative of battere

Japanese

Romanization

batta

1. R?maji transcription of ???
2. R?maji transcription of ???

Maltese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?bat.ta/
• Homophones: bg?adtha, bg?attha (some speakers)

Etymology 1

From Arabic ???????? (ba??a?a, “to make or become slow”).

Verb

batta (imperfect jbatti)

1. (intransitive) to abate, subside

Conjugation

Etymology 2

From Sicilian battiri and/or Italian battere, both from Latin battuere.

Verb

batta (imperfect jbatti)

1. (transitive) to knock, beat

   Synonym: ?abbat

Conjugation

Derived terms

• tbatta

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian basta.

Interjection

basta

1. (obsolete) (that's) enough; stop!
   • Lucentio, Taming of the Shrew

     Basta, content thee, for I have it full.

Translations

Anagrams

• Staab, sabat

Catalan

Verb

basta

1. third-person singular present indicative form of bastar
2. second-person singular imperative form of bastar

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish basta, from Vulgar Latin *bast?re, from Ancient Greek ??????? (bastáz?).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: bas?ta

Adverb

basta

1. so long as

Conjunction

basta

1. provided that

Interjection

basta

1. used in a refusal to provide a full answer to a question
2. enough!, (I'm) not hearing anymore of this!, (I'm) not listening anymore!

Danish

Interjection

basta

1. my decision is final, and I will debate no further

   Vi tager til Bern, og dermed basta.

   We're going to Bern, end of discussion.

Synonyms

• færdig

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish basta.

Adjective

basta

1. enough

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?bas.ta/

Verb

basta

1. third-person singular present of bastare
2. second-person singular imperative of bastare

Interjection

basta!

1. enough!

Derived terms

• basta che (“whatever”)

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian basta.

Pronunciation

Interjection

basta

1. (literary) enough!

Synonyms

• dosy?, do??
• starczy, wystarczy

References

Further reading

• basta in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /?ba?.t?/
• Hyphenation: bas?ta

Interjection

basta

1. enough

Verb

basta

1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of bastar
2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of bastar

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?basta/, [?bas.t?a]

Interjection

basta

1. enough, quit it

Derived terms

• ya basta (“that's enough; stop it; cut it out”)
• hasta decir basta

Noun

basta f (plural bastas)

1. (sewing) basting

   Synonym: hilván

Adjective

basta

1. feminine singular of basto

Verb

basta

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of bastar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of bastar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of bastar.

Swedish

Etymology

From bastu +? -a.

Verb

basta (present bastar, preterite bastade, supine bastat, imperative basta)

1. to sit in a sauna

Conjugation

Synonyms

• bada bastu

See also

• bastu

Interjection

basta

1. enough! No more discussion!

Usage notes

Used to state that the discussion is over, and that the speaker won't listen to any further arguments.

See also

• och därmed basta!

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish basta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bas?ta/

Conjunction

basta

1. as long as; provided that; if and only if

Interjection

basta

1. used to give an indirect explanation

2. used to signify cutting a long story short
3. used to conclude or summarize a conversation

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?basda/, [?basta]

Noun

basta

1. Soft mutation of pasta.

Mutation