pagbabasa

Tagalog

Etymology

From pag- +‎ basa, with reduplication of the first syllable of the root.

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /paɡbabaˈsa/, [pɐɡ.bɐ.bɐˈsa]
• Hyphenation: pag‧ba‧ba‧sa

Noun

pagbabasá (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜄ᜔ᜊᜊᜐ)

1. act of reading (especially with great intensity)

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /paɡbabaˈsaʔ/, [pɐɡ.bɐ.bɐˈsaʔ]
• Hyphenation: pag‧ba‧ba‧sa

Noun

pagbabasâ (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜄ᜔ᜊᜊᜐ)

1. act of wetting oneself (by shower, rain, splashing, etc.)