aboi

French

Etymology

From aboyer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.bwa/

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Noun

aboi m (plural abois)

1. (archaic) the bark of a dog

   Synonym: (modern) aboiement

Related terms

• aboyer
• aux abois

Further reading

• “aboi”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay aboi, from Chinese 阿伯 (ābó, “old man”, literally “paternal uncle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.boi̯/

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• Rhymes: -boi̯
• Hyphenation: a‧boi

Noun

aboi (plural aboi-aboi, first-person possessive aboiku, second-person possessive aboimu, third-person possessive aboinya)

1. Chinese leader
   1. the leader of Chinese settlement

Further reading

• “aboi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

From Chinese 阿伯 (ābó, “old man”, literally “paternal uncle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [a.boi̯]
• Rhymes: -boi̯, -oi̯
• Hyphenation: a‧boi

Noun

aboi (Jawi spelling ابوي)

1. A form of address to a Chinese leader.

Descendants

• Indonesian: aboi

References

• “aboi” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Peranakan Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Chinese 阿伯 (ābó, “old man”, literally “paternal uncle”).

Noun

aboi

1. Chinese leader

Southwestern Dinka

Noun

aboi

1. eunuch
2. coward

References

• Dinka-English Dictionary‎^[1], 2005