bói

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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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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 lête
    Ask 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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References

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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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Verb

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bói (𧴤, )

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

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