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babasagang-alon

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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From babasagan (“breaking place”) +‎ -g- +‎ alon (“wave”).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /babasaˌɡaŋ ˈʔalon/ [bɐ.bɐ.sɐˌɣaŋ ˈʔaː.lon̪]
  • Rhymes: -alon
  • Syllabification: ba‧ba‧sa‧gang-a‧lon

Noun

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babasagáng-alon (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜊᜐᜄᜅ᜔ᜀᜎᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. breakwater
    Synonyms: hampasang-alon, hampulan, pambasag-alon, rompeolas

Further reading

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  • “babasagang-alon”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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