"basang-basa" meaning in Tagalog

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Adjective

IPA: /baˌsaŋ baˈsa/ [Standard-Tagalog], [bɐˌsam bɐˈsa] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: basáng-basá [canonical], ᜊᜐᜅ᜔ᜊᜐ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -a Etymology: Reduplication of basa (“read”). Etymology templates: {{rdp|tl|basa||read}} Reduplication of basa (“read”) Head templates: {{tl-adj|basáng-basá|b=+}} basáng-basá (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜐᜅ᜔ᜊᜐ)
  1. very readable
    Sense id: en-basang-basa-tl-adj-nflBHG6t Categories (other): Tagalog reduplications, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation, Tagalog terms with maragsa pronunciation, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries Disambiguation of Tagalog reduplications: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 50 50 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with maragsa pronunciation: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 33 33 33
  2. read like a book (of a person)
    Sense id: en-basang-basa-tl-adj-hgmvy8zS Categories (other): Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog reduplications, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation, Tagalog terms with maragsa pronunciation, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 18 64 18 Disambiguation of Tagalog reduplications: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 50 50 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with maragsa pronunciation: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 33 33 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0 0

Adjective

IPA: /baˌsaŋ baˈsaʔ/ [Standard-Tagalog], [bɐˌsam bɐˈsaʔ] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: basáng-basâ [canonical], ᜊᜐᜅ᜔ᜊᜐ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -aʔ Etymology: Reduplication of basa (“wet”). Etymology templates: {{rdp|tl|basa||wet}} Reduplication of basa (“wet”) Head templates: {{tl-adj|basáng-basâ|b=+}} basáng-basâ (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜐᜅ᜔ᜊᜐ)
  1. very wet Synonyms: puyog, latiti
    Sense id: en-basang-basa-tl-adj-ud8LyR68 Categories (other): Tagalog reduplications, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with maragsa pronunciation, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries Disambiguation of Tagalog reduplications: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with maragsa pronunciation: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 33 33 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0 0
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