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Etymology of Bose

Borrowed from colloquial Bengali বোস (bōs).

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Source etymology 1

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name

A surname from Bengali.

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Borrowed from colloquial Bengali বোস (bōs).

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Source etymology 2

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name

Synonym of Baise.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

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

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These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

  • Borrowed-form mention百色cmn
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