EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
rag; wiping cloth...
turn, rotation, spin, round...
to sketch, to draw a rough draft...
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/ba-SA-han/
FIL: Isang piraso ng tela, karaniwang luma o retaso, na ginagamit sa paglilinis, pagpunas, o pagpapatuyo ng mga bagay.
EN: rag; wiping cloth
The final form of your favorite, now hole-ridden, pambahay shirt. It's the unsung hero of every Filipino household, used for everything from wiping up spilled coffee to polishing the floor. "Ma, nasaan ang basahan?" is a question as common as "Anong ulam?"
From `basa` (wet) + the locative/instrumental suffix `-han`. Literally, "a thing for wetting/wiping."
ROOT MEANING: wet
Can also refer to old, worn-out clothes in a derogatory sense. The root word is 'basa' (wet).
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🇵🇭 Kumuha ka ng basahan at punasan mo ang natapong tubig.
🇺🇸 Get a rag and wipe the spilled water.
🇵🇭 Ginawa na lang niyang basahan ang mga lumang damit.
🇺🇸 She just turned the old clothes into rags.
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