basu

See also: Basu, bású, and bàsù

Bariai

Noun

basu

  1. smoke

References

Iban

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *basuh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *basuq, from Proto-Austronesian *basuq. Cognates Minangkabau basuah and Kulon-Pazeh bazu’.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [basuəʔ]
  • Hyphenation: ba‧su

Verb

basu

  1. to wash

Japanese

Romanization

basu

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ばす
  2. Rōmaji transcription of バス

Kapampangan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish vaso.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbasu/ [ˈbäː.su]
  • Hyphenation: ba‧su

Noun

básu

  1. drinking glass

Kavalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese バス (basu, bus).

Noun

basu

  1. bus

Maguindanao

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish vaso.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Maguindanaon) IPA(key): /ˈbasu/ [ˈba.ʂu]
  • Rhymes: -asu
  • Syllabification: ba‧su

Noun

basu

  1. drinking glass

Old English

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɑ.su/, [ˈbɑ.zu]

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *basu (crimson, purple).

Adjective

basu

  1. purple; scarlet; crimson
Declension
Descendants
  • English: bawsybrown

Noun

basu f

  1. (colour) purple
Declension

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative basu basa, base
accusative base basa, base
genitive base basa
dative base basum

Etymology 2

From the adjective above.

Noun

basu f

  1. a scarlet robe
Declension

Weak n-stem:

Etymology 3

From Proto-West Germanic *basu, a variant of *basi, from Proto-Germanic *basją (berry).

Noun

basu f

  1. berry
Declension

Strong ō-stem:

Sakizaya

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese バス (basu, bus).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ba.ˈsu/, [ba.ˈsu]

Noun

basu

  1. bus

Sardinian

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

From Latin vasum.

Noun

basu m

  1. (Logudorese) vessel

Etymology 2

From Latin bāsium (kiss).

Noun

basu m

  1. (Logudorese) kiss

Yakan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish vaso.

Noun

basu

  1. glass (for drinking)