Tagalog[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From pag- + basa, with reduplication of the first syllable of the root.
Pronunciation 1[edit]
- IPA(key): /paɡbabaˈsa/, [pɐɡ.bɐ.bɐˈsa]
- Hyphenation: pag‧ba‧ba‧sa
pagbabasá (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜄ᜔ᜊᜊᜐ)
- act of reading (especially with great intensity)
Pronunciation 2[edit]
- IPA(key): /paɡbabaˈsaʔ/, [pɐɡ.bɐ.bɐˈsaʔ]
- Hyphenation: pag‧ba‧ba‧sa
pagbabasâ (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜄ᜔ᜊᜊᜐ)
- act of wetting oneself (by shower, rain, splashing, etc.)