Bose

See also: bose, böse, and Böse

Translingual

Proper noun

Bose

1. A botanical plant name author abbreviation for botanist S.R. Bose (1888-1970).

Further reading

• Author query of the International Plant Names Index

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from colloquial Bengali বোস (bōs) (contrast with standard বসু (bośu)).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /bəʊz/, /bəʊs/
• Rhymes: -əʊz
• (Indian English) IPA^(key): /boːs/

Proper noun

Bose

1. A surname from Bengali.

Derived terms

• Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC)
• Bose-Einstein statistics
• boson

 

Etymology 2

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 百色 (Bósè).

Proper noun

Bose

1. Synonym of Baise
   • 2022, David Holm, Meng Yuanyao, editors, The Brigands' Song: Serving in the Army of A Native Chieftain, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 101:

     Carry her on your back as far as Bose, / Fleeing there will take seven days on the road.