baho

See also: bahô and baho'

Acehnese

Noun

baho

1. nonstandard form of bahô

Aklanon

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bahuq. compare Cebuano baho and Malay bau.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbahoʔ/ [ˈbaː.hoʔ]
• Rhymes: -ahoʔ
• Syllabification: ba‧ho

Noun

bahò

1. smell; odor; stench; stink

Alternative forms

• baho'

Derived terms

• baho it saeong
• mabaho
• panimaho

See also

• humot

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish bajo, from Late Latin bassus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaho/ [ˈbaː.ho]
• Rhymes: -aho
• Syllabification: ba‧ho

Adjective

báho

1. bass; low

Noun

báho

1. (music) bass (musical instrument)
2. (music) bass (low spectrum of sound)

Bungku

Noun

baho

1. water

References

• ABVD: Bungku: Landawe, Routa, Torete, Tulambatu, Waia
• T. David Andersen (2014), A brief Bungku–English–Indonesian dictionary‎^[1], Sulawesi Language Alliance, page 2

Cebuano

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bahu, *bahuq.

Pronunciation 1

• (Standard Cebuano) IPA^(key): /baˈhoʔ/ [bɐˈhoʔ]
• Rhymes: -oʔ
• Hyphenation: ba‧ho

Adjective

bahô (Badlit spelling ᜊᜑᜓ)

1. having a strong, unpleasant smell; stinking; stinky

   Antonym: humot

Verb

bahô (Badlit spelling ᜊᜑᜓ)

1. to smell bad; to stink

Pronunciation 2

• (Standard Cebuano) IPA^(key): /ˈbahoʔ/ [ˈba.hoʔ]
• Rhymes: -oʔ
• Hyphenation: ba‧ho

Noun

baho (Badlit spelling ᜊᜑᜓ)

1. an odor; any smell, whether fragrant or offensive

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish bajo, from Late Latin bassus.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Cebuano) IPA^(key): /ˈbaho/ [ˈba.ho]
• Rhymes: -o
• Hyphenation: ba‧ho

Adjective

baho (Badlit spelling ᜊᜑᜓ)

1. of sound, a voice or an instrument, low in pitch or frequency; bass

Noun

baho (Badlit spelling ᜊᜑᜓ)

1. a low spectrum of sound tones
2. a male singer who sings in the bass range
3. (music) an instrument that plays in the bass range, in particular a double bass, bass guitar, electric bass or bass synthesiser

Derived terms

• bahoa
• bahoan
• bahog utin
• magbaho
• mobaho
• nagbaho

Central Bikol

Alternative forms

• baoo

A Florida box turtle, a land turtle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈhoʔ/ [baˈhoʔ]
• IPA^(key): /baˈʔoʔ/ [baˈʔoʔ] (h-dropping)
• Hyphenation: ba‧ho

Noun

bahô (Basahan spelling ᜊᜑᜓ)

1. turtle

   Synonym: pagong

Hausa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /báː.hòː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [báː.hòː]

Noun

bāhṑ m (possessed form bāhòn)

1. bathtub, large basin

K'iche'

Verb

baho

1. (Classical K'iche') to murmur

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbao/ [ˈba.o]
• Rhymes: -ao
• Syllabification: ba‧ho

Noun

baho m (plural bahos)

1. a dish made with rice and yucca

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bahu or *bahuq. Compare Cebuano baho, Chamorro pao (“smell”), Hawaiian hauhau, Maranao bau (“smell”), Malay bau (“smell”), Palauan bau (“smell”), and Tausug bahu (“smell”). Unrelated to Spanish vaho.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈbahoʔ/ [ˈbaː.hoʔ]
• Rhymes: -ahoʔ
• Syllabification: ba‧ho

Noun

bahò (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜑᜓ)

1. bad smell; stench; stink
2. (figurative) disgrace; dishonor; shame

   Synonym: kahihiyan

Derived terms

• ambaho
• bumaho
• kabahuan
• mabaho
• mabahuan
• makabaho
• mamaho

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *gʷem-

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *gʷémtis

Proto-Hellenic *gʷə́tis

Ancient Greek βάσις (básis)bor.?

Ancient Greek βαθύς (bathús)bor.?

Oscanbor.?

Celticbor.?

Late Latin bassus

Spanish bajobor.

Tagalog baho

Borrowed from Spanish bajo, from Late Latin bassus, possibly borrowed from Ancient Greek βάσις (básis) or βαθύς (bathús), or possibly borrowed from Oscan, or possibly borrowed from a Celtic language.

Alternative forms

• bajo — Spanish-based spelling
• baso

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈbaho/ [ˈbaː.ho]
• Rhymes: -aho
• Syllabification: ba‧ho

Noun

baho (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜑᜓ)

1. (music) bass (low spectrum of sound)

   Synonym: lagong

2. (music) bass (section of musical group)

   Synonym: lagong

3. (music) bass instrument

Related terms

• aribay-baho
• baha
• bahada
• bahete
• bahista
• baho de arko
• baho de unyas
• bahon
• bahorelyebe
• bahura
• doble baho
• kontrabaho

See also

• alto
• baritono
• base
• kontralto
• soprano
• tenor
• tiple

Further reading

• “baho”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*bahuq”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
• Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 68

Wawonii

Noun

baho

1. water

References

• ABVD