Talk:basha
Add topicLatest comment: 8 years ago by Metaknowledge
Wikipedia's entry on this English word currently claims Malay etymology, but I've been unable to verify that. Talking with someone who served with the British Forces in Singapore in during the Emergency, there's the possibility of an Indian etymology, rather than Malay. Jonathan Headland 20:20, 6 June 2011 (UTC)
- I've added that it came from Assamese, per the OED. —Μετάknowledgediscuss/deeds 22:45, 17 September 2016 (UTC)