baras

See also: Baras, bäras, bǽras, and baraś

English

Noun

baras

1. plural of bara

Alangan

Noun

barás

1. sand

Banjarese

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *bəras, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəʀas, from Proto-Austronesian *bəʀas.

Noun

baras

1. uncooked rice

Brunei Malay

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *bəras, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəʀas, from Proto-Austronesian *bəʀas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baras/
• Hyphenation: ba‧ras

Noun

baras

1. uncooked rice

See also

• nasi (“cooked rice”)
• padi (“paddy plant”)

Cuyunon

Noun

baras

1. sand

Esperanto

Verb

baras

1. present of bari

Ibaloi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baɾas/
• Hyphenation: ba‧ras

Noun

baras

1. whip

   Synonym: sepdat

Derived terms

• ibaras
• imbaras

Ido

Verb

baras

1. present of barar

Karao

Noun

baras

1. whip

Kendayan

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *bəras, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəʀas, from Proto-Austronesian *bəʀas.

Noun

baras

1. uncooked rice

Lithuanian

Etymology 1

From English bar.

Noun

bãras m (plural bãrai) stress pattern 2

1. bar (place where alcoholic beverages are sold)

Declension

Declension of bãras

	singular (vienaskaita)	plural (daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas)	bãras	bãrai
genitive (kilmininkas)	bãro	bãrų
dative (naudininkas)	bãrui	bãrams
accusative (galininkas)	bãrą	barùs
instrumental (įnagininkas)	barù	bãrais
locative (vietininkas)	barè	bãruose
vocative (šauksmininkas)	bãre	bãrai

Etymology 2

Noun

bãras m (plural barai̇̃) stress pattern 4

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Declension

Declension of bãras

	singular (vienaskaita)	plural (daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas)	bãras	barai̇̃
genitive (kilmininkas)	bãro	barų̃
dative (naudininkas)	bãrui	baráms
accusative (galininkas)	bãrą	barùs
instrumental (įnagininkas)	barù	barai̇̃s
locative (vietininkas)	barè	baruosè
vocative (šauksmininkas)	bãre	barai̇̃

Maranao

Noun

baras

1. sorrow
2. retribution

North Moluccan Malay

Etymology

From Malay beras.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈras/
• Hyphenation: ba‧ras

Noun

barás

1. raw rice

See also

• nasi (“cooked rice”)
• padi (“paddy”)

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɑː.rɑs/

Noun

bāras

1. nominative/accusative plural of bār

Ratagnon

Noun

baras

1. sand

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈbaɾas/ [ˈbaː.ɾɐs]
• Rhymes: -aɾas
• Syllabification: ba‧ras

Etymology 1

Either of the following:

• Borrowed from Early Modern Spanish varas, plural of vara (“rod; pole”), from Old Spanish vara, from Latin vāra (“fork”). Possible doublet of bara (“unit of length”).
• Borrowed from Spanish barras, plural of barra (“bar; rod”), from Vulgar Latin *barra, of uncertain origin. Possible doublet of bara (“shaft; lever; beam”) and bar (“bar”).

Noun

baras (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜇᜐ᜔)

1. bar; beam; rod (of metal)
2. shaft of an animal-drawn vehicle
3. iron bar, attached at the top of two standing posts, and used for performing pull-up exercises or acrobatic tricks
4. (obsolete) ring used to play marbles

Derived terms

• baras ni hose
• baras-hari
• barasan
• bumaras
• magbaras
• pagbarasin

See also

• balansa
• bara-bara
• gurnasyon
• haligi
• kabilya
• poste
• tikin

Etymology 2

Clipping of barasuhan, from baraso +‎ -han.

Noun

baras (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜇᜐ᜔) (chiefly dialectal, Batangas)

1. arm wrestling

   Synonyms: bunong-braso, brasuhan

Further reading

• “baras”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “baras”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.
• 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 582