English

Noun

baas ‎(plural baases)

1. (South Africa) An employer, a boss. Frequently as a form of address.
   • 1979, André Brink, A Dry White Season, Vintage 1998, p. 40:

     ‘That's not what I'm complaining about, Baas,’ said Gordon.

Etymology 2

Inflected forms.

Noun

baas

1. plural of baa

Verb

baas

1. third-person singular simple present indicative form of baa

Anagrams

• abas
• BSAA
• saba

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baːs/
• Rhymes: -aːs

Etymology

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”)).

Noun

baas m ‎(plural bazen, diminutive baasje n, feminine bazin)

1. boss, chief, superior
2. employer, manager
3. (Belgium) strong or tough guy
4. (video games) boss
5. (figuratively) crack, master, expert at something
6. (figuratively) whopper, large one in its kind
7. (diminutive: baasje) fellow, boy, especially a youngling or novice

Derived terms

Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Spanish bajar.

Verb

báas

1. diminish, lessen