बास

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

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

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!

• बासमती (bāsamtī)

• 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

• बस (bas)

Borrowed from Classical Persian بس (bas), from Middle Persian ws (/⁠was⁠/). Compare Bengali ব্যাস (bês), Gujarati બસ (bas), Hindi बस (bas), Punjabi ਬਸ (bas).

• IPA^(key): /bas/
• Rhymes: -as

बास • (bās) (informal)

1. merely, only

   Synonyms: केवळ (kevaḷ), फक्त (phakta), मात्र (mātra)

बास • (bās)

1. enough

   Synonym: पुरे (pure)

   बास! हा तमाशा बंद करा!

   bās! hā tamāśā banda karā!

   Enough! Stop this nonsense!

• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950), “बास”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)
• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “बास”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies