बास

See also: बाँस and वास

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑀸𑀲 (vāsa), from Sanskrit वास (vāsa, “perfume”). Compare Gujarati વાસ (vās), Marathi वास (vās), Punjabi ਬਾਸ (bās) / باس (bās), Bengali বাস (baś).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bɑːs/, [bäːs]
• Rhymes: -ɑːs

Noun

बास • (bās) f

1. a foul smell, a stench

   नाले से बास आ रही है। ― nāle se bās ā rahī hai. ― The gutter is stinking.

2. perfume, fragrance
   • 1943, “Subh Sukh Chain”, Abid Hasan, Mumtaz Hussain (lyrics), Ram Singh Thakuri (music)‎^[1]:

     सुबह-सवेरे पंख पखेरू तेरे ही गुण गाएँ,
     बास-भरी भरपूर हवाएँ जीवन में रुत लाएँ।

     subah-savere paṅkh pakherū tere hī guṇ gāẽ,
     bās-bharī bharpūr havāẽ jīvan mẽ rut lāẽ.

     Every morning, the birds sing only your praises,
     the plentiful, smelling winds bring a pleasant weather to life!

Synonyms

• गंध (gandh)
• दुर्गंध (durgandh)
• बदबू (badbū)
• बू (bū)
• महक (mahak)

 

Derived terms

• बासमती (bāsamtī)

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “बास”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बास”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “बास”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “बास”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House