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 Hindi) 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]:

     शुभ सवेरे पंख पखेरे, तेरे ही गुण गाएँ,
     बास भरी भरपूर हवाएँ, जीवन में रुत लाएँ,
     सब मिल कर हिन्द पुकारे, जय आज़ाद हिन्द के नारे।

     śubh savere paṅkh pakhere, tere hī guṇ gāẽ,
     bās bharī bharpūr havāẽ, jīvan mẽ rut lāẽ,
     sab mil kar hind pukāre, jay āzād hind ke nāre.

     Every auspicious morning, it spreads its wings, and sings your praises,
     the plentiful, smelling winds, brings a pleasant monsoon to life!
     The whole of India, together, shouts slogans of "victory to Free India"!

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