basa ang papel

Etymology

Literally, “having a wet piece of paper”.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ba‧sa ang pa‧pel
• IPA^(key): /baˌsaʔ ˌʔaŋ paˈpel/ [bɐˌs̪aʔ ˌʔam pɐˈpil̪]

Adjective

basâ ang papél

1. (idiomatic) having a bad record; having a bad reputation

Verb

basâ ang papél

1. to ruin one's reputation

Etymology

Literally, “paper/role is wet”.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /baˌsaʔ ʔaŋ paˈpel/ [bɐˌsaʔ ʔɐm pɐˈpɛl]
  • IPA^(key): (with glottal stop elision) /baˌsa(ʔ) ʔaŋ paˈpel/ [bɐˌsaː ʔɐm pɐˈpɛl]
• Rhymes: -el
• Syllabification: ba‧sa ang pa‧pel

Adjective

basâ ang papél (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜐ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜉᜉᜒᜎ᜔) (idiomatic)

1. having a bad record; having a bad reputation