basic

Basic has 2 syllables: ba · sic.

adjective. Reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality.

adjective. Serving as a base or starting point.

noun. (usually in the plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant.

noun. A popular programming language that is relatively easy to learn; an acronym for beginner's all-purpose symbolic instruction code; no longer in general use.