köken: From Middle High German base, from Old High German basa, from Proto-West Germanic *baswā, from Proto-Germanic *baswǭ (“father's sister; paternal aunt”). Compare Saterland Frisian Bääsje (“grandmother”), Dutch baas (“master; boss”). More at boss.
some species of mosquitoes, usually found in swamp areas · cranefly (fly of the suborder Tipulomorpha) · an annoying person for their speech or constant presence
one's cousin (may be spelled in kanji to indicate the gender and relationship with the person in question): · 従兄弟: a male cousin · 従姉妹: a female cousin
köken: ⟨ito₁ko₁⟩ → */itʷokʷo/ → /itoko/ Cognate with and by extension of Old Japanese いとこ (ito₁ko₁, “close, familial, or beloved person”). Ultimately from Proto-Japonic *itoko. First attested in the Kojiki of 712 CE.
köken: Inherited from Latin (cōnsobrīnus) vērus (“true cousin”), from Proto-Indo-European *weh₁ros, from *weh₁- (“true”). Cf. Aromanian ver and cusurin. For the semantic evolution compare Spanish and Portuguese primo.
a male cousin (son of one's parent's sibling) · fellow, chap
çekim: çoğul fætre · tamlayan fætters
köken: From Old Danish fædder (“paternal uncle, male cousin”), from Middle Low German vedder (“paternal uncle, male cousin, fraternal nephew”). Compare German Vetter, Old English fædera, Latin patruus, Ancient Greek πάτρως (pátrōs).