baca-baca

Indonesian

Etymology

Reduplication of baca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.tʃaˈba.tʃa/

Verb

baca-baca (active membaca-baca, passive dibaca-baca)

1. (transitive) to read without a particularity (without a seriousness, briefly, etc.)

   Aku membaca-baca seluruh iklan yang aku temui di jalan itu.

   I read all the advertisements I came across on the road (without a particularity).

Further reading

• “membaca-baca” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.