ba'us verb English. Has a disease thought to be a swelling inside the body which bursts. Example sentence: Subanen. Su gapu'u kitu, migladu ba'us, pu' peglekebuun gupia. English. My grandfather, he's sick with ba'us, because he's coughing a lot. Cultural Note. It is believed that if in the chest, death results. If in the intestinal area, healing can be affected. c.f. laneg Generic. ladu