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bas.

bass,

3 characters1 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈbas]
  1. bass, a low spectrum of sound tones

  2. bass, a section of musical group that produces low-pitched sound, lower than the baritone and tenor

  3. bass, one who sings in the bass range

  4. a bass guitar

    colloquial
Where this word comes from

From Dutch bas (“bass”), from Middle French basse, from Italian basso, from Late Latin bassus.

noun[ˈbas]
  1. boss, chief, superior

    colloquial
Where this word comes from

From Dutch baas (“boss”), from Middle Dutch baes (“master of a household, friend”), from Old Dutch *baso (“uncle, kinsman”), from Proto-Germanic *baswô. Cognates include Middle Low German bās (“supervisor, foreman”), Old Frisian bas (“master”); possibly also Old High German basa ("father's sister, cousin"; > German Base (“aunt, cousin”)). Doublet of bos.

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