magbabasa

Cebuano

Etymology

mag- +‎ basa

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: mag‧ba‧ba‧sa

Noun

magbabasa

  1. reader (person)

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From mag- +‎ basa (“reading”), with reduplication.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /maɡbabaˈsa/ [mɐɡ.bɐ.bɐˈsa] (noun)
    • IPA(key): /maɡˌbabaˈsa/ [mɐɡˌbaː.bɐˈsa] (verb)
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: mag‧ba‧ba‧sa

Noun

magbabasá (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄ᜔ᜊᜊᜐ)

  1. reader (person)

Verb

magbábasá (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄ᜔ᜊᜊᜐ)

  1. contemplative aspect of magbasa (“to read”)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /maɡˌbabaˈsaʔ/ [mɐɡˌbaː.bɐˈsaʔ]
  • Rhymes: -aʔ
  • Syllabification: mag‧ba‧ba‧sa

Verb

magbábasâ (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄ᜔ᜊᜊᜐ)

  1. contemplative aspect of magbasa (“to get wet”)
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