basa-basa

Cebuano

Etymology 1

Reduplication of basa (“to read”).

Verb

basa-basa

1. to leaf through; to peruse; to skim

Etymology 2

Reduplication of basa (“wet”).

Adjective

basá-basâ

1. slightly wet; damp, moist

   Synonyms: uga-uga, umog

Hiligaynon

Adjective

basâ-basâ

1. Diminutive of basâ: slightly damp

Verb

basá-bása

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

Masbatenyo

Noun

basa-basa

1. porridge

Tagalog

Etymology

Reduplication of basa (“wet”).

Pronunciation

• (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/ [ˌba.sɐ ˈba.sɐ] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -asa
• Syllabification: ba‧sa-ba‧sa

Adjective

basâ-basâ (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜐᜊᜐ)

1. slightly wet; damp; moist

Noun

basa-basa (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜐᜊᜐ)

1. rice porridge made from leftover rice

   Synonym: lugaw

Further reading

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