basaan

Tagalog

Etymology

From basa +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌbaˈsaʔan/ [ˌbaːˈsaː.ʔɐn̪]
• 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.

Anagrams

• sabana, nabasa