baakas

Fiji Hindi

FWOTD – 2 May 2015

A wooden box.

Etymology

Borrowed from English box.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɑːkəs/

Noun

baakas

1. box; a rectangular container, used for storing things, usually having a lid.

References

• Fiji Hindi Dictionary
• Siegel, Jeff (1977) Say it in Fiji Hindi, Australia: Pacific Publications, →ISBN, page 49