basaan

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Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From basa +‎ -an.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˌbaˈsaʔan/, [ˌbaˈsa.ʔɐn]
  • Hyphenation: ba‧sa‧an

Noun[edit]

básáan (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜐᜀᜈ᜔)

  1. act of wetting or throwing water at each other
    Synonym: pagbabasaan
  2. situation of people getting wet simultaneously
    Nagkaroon ng basaan sa bahay nila dahil nasira ang kanilang tubo ng tubig-ulan.
    A situation of people getting wet happened in their house because their rainwater pipe broke.