Magbabasa

reader; person who readsnoun

Alternative meanings

Reader; a person who reads books, texts, news, or other written material for pleasure, study, work, or understanding.

Pronunciation

mag-bah-BAH-sah

Root and affixes

From basa, meaning to read. With the mag- pattern and internal reduplication, it forms magbabasa: reader or person who reads.

Variants or conjugations

basa = to read; tigbasa = reader or one who reads; magbasa = to read

Related words and expressions

read, book, text, news, student

Meaning and usage notes

Use magbabasa for a person who reads. For a news reader, you can say magbabasa sa balita.