The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

*basal playing of gongs

PPh basal playing of gongs

WMP
Hanunóo basál-un be beaten, with reference to gongs
básal playing, i.e. beating, with reference to gong or gongs
Tboli basal clearness, pleasantness, as the sound of a gong, bell or anvil
Cebuano basal to bang on something to produce noise (as during an eclipse)
Binukid basal to beat, bang on something to produce noise (as when the moon gets dark, because they think that a large snake has swallowed the moon)
Maranao basal to beat a gong; knock someone on the head
Manobo (Western Bukidnon) basal to beat a rhythm, as on a brass gong, drum, or other percussion instrument
Mansaka basal to beat a drum
Palawano basal playing of the gongs, session of gong playing