bói

See also: Appendix:Variations of "boi"

Lingala

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀jíkɪ̀.

Noun

bói class 14

honey
Synonym: mafúta ma nzói

Related terms

nzói

Portuguese

Noun

bói m (plural bóis)

Alternative spelling of boy

Vietnamese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɔj˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɔj˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɔj˦˥]

Verb

bói • (𧴤, 貝)

to tell fortunes, to divine, to take an augury

Derived terms

Derived terms

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