bói

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Lingala[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀jíkɪ̀.

Pronunciation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

bói class 14

  1. honey
    Synonym: mafúta ma nzói

Related terms[edit]

Macanese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English boy. Semantically unrelated to Portuguese boy.

Noun[edit]

bói

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

Usage notes[edit]

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

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References[edit]

Portuguese[edit]

Noun[edit]

bói m (plural bóis)

  1. Alternative spelling of boy

Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

bói • (𧴤, 貝)

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

Derived terms[edit]

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