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 m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Charopidae – 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; Charopinae – subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Ba humbugi – sole species

References

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

Etymology 2

Symbol

Ba

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

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Fijian Ba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ᵐba/

Proper noun

Ba

2. A province of Fiji. Capital: Lautoka.

Etymology 2

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) or Ba(バ) • (bēsu or ba) 

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

Swahili

Noun

Ba class I/IX (plural Ba class II/X)

1. abbreviation of baba (“father”)