Basahon

booknoun

Alternative meanings

book
reading material
text to read
reading

Pronunciation

bah-sah-HON

Root and affixes

From the root “basa”, meaning to read. “Basahon” is used for reading material and can refer to a book.

Variants or conjugations

libro = book, understood loanword
basahonan = library or place/collection of books
basa = read
basaha = read it

Related words and expressions

basa = read
kwaderno = notebook
papel = paper
sulat = write or letter
eskwela = school

Meaning and usage notes

For “book” as an everyday object, “libro” may also be heard, but “basahon” connects more directly to reading material.