gaffer vs baas

gaffer and baas both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
gaffer	Yes	No	No	No
baas	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, baas is a hyponym of gaffer; that is, baas is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than gaffer:

Other hyponyms of gaffer include ganger, assistant foreman, straw boss.

gaffer (noun)	baas (noun)
a person who exercises control over workers	South African term for `boss'
an elderly man
an electrician responsible for lighting on a movie or tv set