EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
soaking wet; drenched...
to be swaying continuously, to be staggering repea...
to examine, to analyze, to inspect...
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/ba-SANG ba-SA/
FIL: Ang kalagayan ng pagiging lubhang nababad sa tubig o anumang likido.
EN: soaking wet; drenched
You after walking for 2 minutes under the August rain without an umbrella. It's the state of your shirt after a water gun fight or after riding the Log Jam at Enchanted Kingdom. "Friend, basang-basa ka! Umuwi ka na, baka magkasakit ka pa." Also used metaphorically when someone is caught red-handed: "Basang-basa sa ebidensya!"
Reduplication of `basa` (wet), which intensifies the meaning.
ROOT MEANING: wet
The repetition of the root word `basa` serves as an intensifier.
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🇵🇭 Dumating siya sa opisina na basang-basa dahil sa malakas na ulan.
🇺🇸 He arrived at the office soaking wet because of the heavy rain.
🇵🇭 Basang-basa na ang sahig, mag-ingat ka at baka madulas.
🇺🇸 The floor is soaking wet, be careful you might slip.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.