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