basaan

Tagalog

Etymology

From basa +‎ -an.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌbaˈsaʔan/ [ˌbaˈsa.ʔɐn]
  • Rhymes: -aʔan
  • Syllabification: ba‧sa‧an

Noun

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.
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