baca-baca

Indonesian

Etymology

Reduplication of baca.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˌbat͡ʃa ˈbat͡ʃa/ [ˌba.t͡ʃa ˈba.t͡ʃa]
  • Rhymes: -at͡ʃa
  • Syllabification: ba‧ca-ba‧ca

Verb

baca-baca (active membaca-baca, passive dibaca-baca)

  1. to read repeatedly
    Synonym: (uncommon) bacai
  2. to read nonchalantly or unseriously

Noun

baca-baca (plural baca-baca)

  1. browsing