Bói - Wiktionary

See also: Appendix:Variations of "boi"

Lingala

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Etymology

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From Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀jíkɪ̀.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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bói class 14

  1. honey Synonym: mafúta ma nzói
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  • nzói

Macanese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English boy. Semantically unrelated to Portuguese boy.

Noun

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bói

  1. waiter Chomâ bói trazê café co lêteAsk the waiter to bring coffee with milk

Usage notes

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  • Also used in restaurants as an interjection to attract the attention of a waiter.

See also

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  • fóquei

References

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  • https://www.macaneselibrary.org/pub/english/uipatua.htm#boi

Portuguese

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Noun

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bói m (plural bóis)

  1. Alternative spelling of boy

Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Perhaps from Proto-Mon-Khmer *pul ~ *puul ~ *puəl and cognate with Tho [Cuối Chăm] pɒːl³, Koho pôl and Khmer បូល (boul).

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓɔj˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓɔj˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓɔj˦˥]

Verb

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bói • (𧴤, 貝)

  1. to tell fortunes, to divine, to take an augury

Derived terms

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  • bói cá
  • bói toán
  • coi bói
  • thầy bói
  • xem bói
 

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