basang-basa

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Reduplication of basa (“read”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /baˌsaŋ baˈsa/ [bɐˌsam bɐˈsa]
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: ba‧sang-ba‧sa

Adjective

basáng-basá (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜐᜅ᜔ᜊᜐ)

  1. very readable
  2. read like a book (of a person)

Etymology 2

Reduplication of basa (“wet”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /baˌsaŋ baˈsaʔ/ [bɐˌsam bɐˈsaʔ]
  • Rhymes: -aʔ
  • Syllabification: ba‧sang-ba‧sa

Adjective

basáng-basâ (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜐᜅ᜔ᜊᜐ)

  1. very wet
    Synonyms: puyog, (dialectal) latiti
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