bis
Indonesian
[ˈbɪs]
noun
Definitions
- letterbox, mailbox, post box.
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch, Flemish bus (bus, box, gun, firearm, cannon, omnibus, tin, motor bus, coach, van, firing chamber, container) derived from Old Dutch *bussa derived from Proto-Germanic *buhsijǭ borrowed from Dutch, Flemish brievenbus (letterbox, post box, mailbox).
Origin
Dutch (Brabantic)
brievenbus
Gloss
letterbox, post box, mailbox
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- omnibus Latin
- archibugio Italian
- adresbus Dutch, Flemish
- autobus Dutch, Flemish
- bestelbus Dutch, Flemish
- besturingsbus Dutch, Flemish
- bibliobus Dutch, Flemish
- brief Dutch, Flemish
- brievenbus Dutch, Flemish
- brievenbusfirma Dutch, Flemish
- brievenbusmaatschappij Dutch, Flemish
- broodbus Dutch, Flemish
- bus Dutch, Flemish
- busbaan Dutch, Flemish
- busbestuurder Dutch, Flemish
- buschauffeur Dutch, Flemish
- buschauffeuse Dutch, Flemish
- busdrager Dutch, Flemish
- bushalte Dutch, Flemish
- bushok Dutch, Flemish
- bushuis Dutch, Flemish
- buskruit Dutch, Flemish
- buslijn Dutch, Flemish
- busmeester Dutch, Flemish
- busschieter Dutch, Flemish
- bussen Dutch, Flemish
- busstation Dutch, Flemish
- donderbus Dutch, Flemish
- doodbus Dutch, Flemish
- haakbus Dutch, Flemish
- nachtbus Dutch, Flemish
- pendelbus Dutch, Flemish
- postbus Dutch, Flemish
- schoolbus Dutch, Flemish
- schrootbus Dutch, Flemish
- stadsbus Dutch, Flemish
- stembus Dutch, Flemish
- *buhsijǭ Proto-Germanic
- *buhsuz Proto-Germanic
- bus Indonesian
- busse Middle Dutch
- *bussa Old Dutch
- basy Malagasy