Ba

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ba"

Translingual

Etymology 1

After pronunciation of Mba (“Mba island”) in New Caledonia, motivated by bah humbug

Proper noun

Ba ?

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Charopidae – sole known species is Ba humbugi, a small air-breathing land snail.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Mollusca – phylum; Gastropoda - class; Heterobranchia - subclass; Stylommatophora - order; Helicina - suborder; Punctoidea - superfamily; Charopidae - family

References

• Charopidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Ba on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Charopidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Etymology 2

Symbol

Ba

1. (chemistry) barium.
2. (physics) The CGS symbol for barye, unit of pressure.

English

Noun

Ba (plural Bas)

1. (music, Japan) Abbreviation of bass guitar (of a rock band)

Anagrams

• -ab, A&B, A.B., A/B, AB, Ab, a.b., ab, ab-, ab.

Japanese

Noun

Ba(ベース) • (bēsu) 

1. (music) Abbreviation of ベース (bē, “bass guitar (of a rock band)”).