"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: {{ety|tl|:rdp|basa<t:read>|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#reduplication|Reduplication]] of", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "read", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Tagalog", "term" : "basa", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "tl" } ], "keyword" : "reduplication" } ], "lang_name" : "Tagalog", "term" : "basang-basa", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "tl" }" data-lang="tl" data-title="basang-basa"> Reduplication of basa (“read”)., {{ety|tl|:rdp|basa<t:read>|text=+|tree=1}} Reduplication of basa (“read”). Head templates: {{tl-adj|basáng-basá|b=+}} basáng-basá (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜐᜅ᜔ᜊᜐ)
  1. very readable
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  2. read like a book (of a person)
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 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: {{ety|tl|:rdp|basa<t:wet>|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#reduplication|Reduplication]] of", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "wet", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Tagalog", "term" : "basa", "status" : "ambiguous", "lang" : "tl" } ], "keyword" : "reduplication" } ], "lang_name" : "Tagalog", "term" : "basang-basa", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "tl" }" data-lang="tl" data-title="basang-basa"> Reduplication of basa (“wet”)., {{ety|tl|:rdp|basa<t:wet>|text=+|tree=1}} Reduplication of basa (“wet”). Head templates: {{tl-adj|basáng-basâ|b=+}} basáng-basâ (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜐᜅ᜔ᜊᜐ)
  1. very wet Synonyms: puyog, latiti
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2 Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 0 0 0
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    },
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      "ipa": "[bɐˌsam bɐˈsaʔ]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aʔ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "basang-basa"
}

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