Cebuano

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Etymology

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Literally, having a wet piece of paper.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ba‧sa ang pa‧pel
  • IPA(key): /baˌsaʔ ˌʔaŋ paˈpel/ [bɐˌs̪aʔ ˌʔam pɐˈpil̪]

Adjective

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basâ ang papél

  1. (idiomatic) having a bad record; having a bad reputation

Verb

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basâ ang papél

  1. to ruin one's reputation

Tagalog

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Etymology

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Literally, paper is wet.

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /baˌsaʔ ʔaŋ paˈpel/ [bɐˌsaʔ ʔɐm pɐˈpɛl]
    • IPA(key): (with glottal stop elision) /baˌsa(ʔ) ʔaŋ paˈpel/ [bɐˌsaː ʔɐm pɐˈpɛl]
  • Rhymes: -el
  • Syllabification: ba‧sa ang pa‧pel

Adjective

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basâ ang papél (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜐ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜉᜉᜒᜎ᜔)

  1. (idiomatic) having a bad record; having a bad reputation