pagbabasa

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From pag- +‎ basa (“reading”), with reduplication of the first syllable of the root.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /paɡbabaˈsa/ [pɐɡ.bɐ.bɐˈsa]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: pag‧ba‧ba‧sa

Noun

pagbabasá (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜄ᜔ᜊᜊᜐ)

1. act of reading (especially with great intensity)

Etymology 2

From pag- +‎ basa (“wet”), with reduplication of the first syllable of the root.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /paɡbabaˈsaʔ/ [pɐɡ.bɐ.bɐˈsaʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: pag‧ba‧ba‧sa

Noun

pagbabasâ (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜄ᜔ᜊᜊᜐ)

1. act of getting wet (by shower, rain, splashing, etc.)