Tagalog edit

Etymology edit

From basa +‎ -hin, from an initial reduplication of basa.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /babasaˈhin/, [bɐ.bɐ.sɐˈhin] (noun)

  • IPA(key): /babaˈsahin/, [bɐ.bɐˈsa.hɪn] (verb)

  • IPA(key): /ˌbabaˈsahin/, [ˌba.bɐˈsa.hɪn] (verb, slow pronunciation)
  • Hyphenation: ba‧ba‧sa‧hin

Noun edit

babasahín (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜊᜐᜑᜒᜈ᜔)

  1. reading material

Verb edit

babasahin or bábasáhin (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜊᜐᜑᜒᜈ᜔)

  1. contemplative aspect of basahin

Further reading edit