binabasa

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From basa (“reading”) +‎ -in-, from an initial reduplication of basa.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /binaˈbasa/ [bɪ.n̪ɐˈbaː.sɐ]
• Rhymes: -asa
• Syllabification: bi‧na‧ba‧sa

Verb

binabasa (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜈᜊᜐ)

1. progressive aspect of basahin

Etymology 2

From basa (“wet”) +‎ -in-, from an initial reduplication of basa.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /binabaˈsaʔ/ [bɪ.n̪ɐ.bɐˈsaʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: bi‧na‧ba‧sa

Verb

binabasâ (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜈᜊᜐ)

1. progressive aspect of basain