basa-basa

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Cebuano

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Etymology 1

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Reduplication of basa (to read).

Verb

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basa-basa

  1. to leaf through; to peruse; to skim

Etymology 2

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Reduplication of basa (wet).

Adjective

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basá-basâ

  1. slightly wet; damp, moist
    Synonyms: uga-uga, umog

Hiligaynon

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Adjective

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basâ-basâ

  1. diminutive of basâ: slightly damp

Verb

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basá-bása

  1. diminutive of bása: to read a little, or occasionally

Masbatenyo

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Noun

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basa-basa

  1. porridge

Tagalog

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Etymology

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Reduplication of basa (wet).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /baˌsaʔ baˈsaʔ/ [bɐˌsaʔ bɐˈsaʔ] (adjective)
      • IPA(key): (with glottal stop elision) /baˌsa(ʔ) baˈsaʔ/ [bɐˌsaː bɐˈsaʔ]
      • Rhymes: -aʔ
    • IPA(key): /ˌbasa ˈbasa/ [ˌbaː.sɐ ˈbaː.sɐ] (noun)
  • Syllabification: ba‧sa-ba‧sa

Adjective

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basâ-basâ (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜐᜊᜐ)

  1. slightly wet; damp; moist

Noun

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basa-basa (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜐᜊᜐ)

  1. rice porridge made from leftover rice
    Synonym: lugaw

Further reading

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  • basa-basa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018