વાસ

Gujarati

Alternative forms

• બાસ (bās)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑀸𑀲 (vāsa), from Sanskrit वास (vāsa, “perfume”). Cognate with Hindustani بَاس (bās) / बास (bās), Punjabi ਬਾਸ (bās) / باس (bās), Marathi वास (vās).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑs/
• Rhymes: -ɑs

Noun

વાસ • (vās) f

1. odor, bad smell,

   Synonyms: દુર્ગંધ (durgandh), બદબો (badbo)

   વાસ મારવું ― vās mārvũ ― to stink, to produce a bad smell

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vāsa³”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press