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Word:

 

Word - rootword - affixes
banawan - banaw - -an~
ba.na.wan. - 3 syllables

-an = banawan
banawan

banawan [bá.na.wan.] : basin (n.)
banaw [bá.naw.] : overflow (n.)

Derivatives of banaw


Glosses:
basin
n. (artifact)1. basina bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids.; "she mixed the dough in a large basin"
~ aspersoriumthe basin or other vessel that holds holy water in Roman Catholic Churches.
~ baptismal font, baptistery, baptistry, fontbowl for baptismal water.
~ bideta basin for washing genitals and anal area.
~ birdbathan ornamental basin (usually in a garden) for birds to bathe in.
~ emesis basina basin used by bedridden patients for vomiting.
~ laver(Old Testament) large basin used by a priest in an ancient Jewish temple to perform ritual ablutions.
~ stoop, stoupbasin for holy water.
~ vesselan object used as a container (especially for liquids).
~ handbasin, lavabo, wash-hand basin, washbasin, washbowla basin for washing the hands (`wash-hand basin' is a British expression).
n. (quantity)2. basin, basinfulthe quantity that a basin will hold.; "a basinful of water"
~ containerfulthe quantity that a container will hold.
n. (object)3. basina natural depression in the surface of the land often with a lake at the bottom of it.; "the basin of the Great Salt Lake"
~ cirque, corrie, cwma steep-walled semicircular basin in a mountain; may contain a lake.
~ natural depression, depressiona sunken or depressed geological formation.
~ saltpana shallow basin in a desert region; contains salt and gypsum that was deposited by an evaporated salt lake.
~ tidal basina basin that is full of water at high tide.
n. (location)4. basin, catchment area, catchment basin, drainage area, drainage basin, river basin, watershedthe entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet.; "flood control in the Missouri basin"
~ detention basina storage site (such as a small reservoir) that delays the flow of water downstream.
~ retention basina storage site similar to a detention basin but the water in storage is permanently obstructed from flowing downstream.
~ geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical regiona demarcated area of the Earth.
n. (artifact)5. basin, lavatory, washbasin, washbowl, washstanda bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face.; "he ran some water in the basin and splashed it on his face"
~ sinkplumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe.