باس

to kiss

Pronounced as (IPA)

/baː.sa/

Etymology

Likely from Classical Persian بوسیدن (bōsīdan), this is an onomatopoeia common in many Indo-European languages, where the initial labial represents the protruding lips and the sibilant represents the smacking sound. Compare English buss, regional German Bützchen, Busserl, Latin basium, French bisou etc.

Concepts

kiss

😗

bass

bess

smooch

give a kiss

pash

bas

Bass Strait

Synonyms

قبل

🉑

Translations

ασπάζομαι

küssen

😗

beijar

😗

embrasser

φιλώ

δίνω φιλί

peloter

fer una besada

basse

baiser

😗

Bass-Straße

μπάσα

Détroit de Bass

baciare

😗

fer un petó