magbabasa

Cebuano

Etymology

mag- +‎ basa

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: mag‧ba‧ba‧sa

Noun

magbabasa

1. reader (person)

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From mag- +‎ basa (“reading”), with reduplication.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /maɡbabaˈsa/ [mɐɡ.bɐ.bɐˈsa] (noun)
  • IPA^(key): /maɡˌbabaˈsa/ [mɐɡˌbaː.bɐˈsa] (verb)
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: mag‧ba‧ba‧sa

Noun

magbabasá (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄ᜔ᜊᜊᜐ)

1. reader (person)

Verb

magbábasá (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄ᜔ᜊᜊᜐ)

1. contemplative aspect of magbasa (“to read”)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /maɡˌbabaˈsaʔ/ [mɐɡˌbaː.bɐˈsaʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: mag‧ba‧ba‧sa

Verb

magbábasâ (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄ᜔ᜊᜊᜐ)

1. contemplative aspect of magbasa (“to get wet”)