Definitions and meaning of bo
bo
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəʊ/
- Homophones: beau, Bo, bow
Etymology 1
Imitative.
Alternative forms
Interjection
bo
- An exclamation used to startle or frighten.
Etymology 2
Probably a shortening of boy.
Noun
bo (plural bos)
- (US, slang) Fellow, chap, boy.
- 1940, Raymond Chandler, Farewell, My Lovely, Penguin 2010, p. 255:
- ‘Never heard of him,’ he smiled. ‘On your way, bo.’
Etymology 3
From Japanese 棒 (bō), from Middle Chinese 棒 (bǽwng, “staff, club”) (compare modern Chinese 棒 (bàng)).
Noun
bo (plural bos)
- (martial arts) A quarterstaff, especially in an oriental context.
Anagrams
- OB, Ob, Ob., ob, ob-, ob.
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch boven
Pronunciation
Adverb
bo
- above
Preposition
bo
- above
Catalan
Etymology
From Old Occitan bon, from Latin bonus, from Old Latin duenos, later duonus, from Proto-Italic *dwenos, from Proto-Indo-European *dew- (“to show favor, revere”). Numerous cognates include French bon and Portuguese bom.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈbɔ/
- Rhymes: -ɔ
Adjective
bo (feminine bona, masculine plural bons, feminine plural bones)
- good
Usage notes
The form bon is used as the masculine singular form when the adjective precedes the noun, and bo is used in all other cases.
Derived terms
Related terms
See also
Further reading
- “bo” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Cebuano
Noun
bo
- arm wrestling
Verb
bo
- to arm-wrestle
Cimbrian
Etymology 1
From Middle High German wā, from Old High German wār, hwār, from Proto-West Germanic *hwār, from Proto-Germanic *hwar (“where”). Cognate with German wo, English where.
Adverb
bo
- (Luserna, interrogative) where
Alternative forms
References
- “bo” in Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Conjunction
bo
- (Sette Comuni) the ... the
References
- “bo” in Martalar, Umberto Martello; Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo
Cuiba
Noun
bo
- home, house
Czech
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *bo. Compare Polish bo.
Pronunciation
Conjunction
bo
- (dialectal) as, since, because
Synonyms
Further reading
- bo in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu
- bo in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Danish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Norse bú, from Old Norse búa (“to reside”).
Noun
bo n (singular definite boet, plural indefinite boer)
- estate (the property of a deceased person)
- den, nest
- abode, home
Inflection
Etymology 2
From Old Norse búa (“to reside”), from Proto-Germanic *būaną, cognate with Norwegian bo, bu, Swedish bo, German bauen, Dutch bouwen, Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌿𐌰𐌽 (bauan).
Verb
bo (present tense bor, past tense boede, past participle boet)
- to live, reside, dwell
Inflection
Dutch
Etymology
Clipping of boterham..
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /boː/
-
- Rhymes: -oː
Noun
bo m (plural bo's, diminutive boke n)
- (Belgium) sandwich
Duvle
Noun
bo
- fire
Further reading
Bill Palmer, The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area (→ISBN, 2017), page 531, table 95, Comparative basic vocabulary in Lakes Plain Languages
Esperanto
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bo/
- Hyphenation: bo
Noun
bo (accusative singular bo-on, plural bo-oj, accusative plural bo-ojn)
- The name of the Latin-script letter B.
See also
- (Latin-script letter names) litero; a, bo, co, ĉo, do, e, fo, go, ĝo, ho, ĥo, i, jo, ĵo, ko, lo, mo, no, o, po, ro, so, ŝo, to, u, ŭo, vo, zo
Friulian
Etymology
From Latin bōs, bōvem, probably through Vulgar Latin *boem.
Noun
bo m (plural bûs)
- ox
Synonyms
See also
Galician
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Galician and Old Portuguese bõo, from Latin bonus. Cognate with Portuguese bom and Spanish bueno.
Pronunciation
Adjective
bo m (feminine singular boa, masculine plural bos, feminine plural boas)
- good
- Antonyms: malo, mao
Derived terms
Related terms
References
- “bo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
- “bo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
- “bo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “bo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Guinea-Bissau Creole
Etymology 1
From Portuguese vós. Cognate with Kabuverdianu bo.
Pronoun
bo
- you (second person singular).
- you (second person plural)
Etymology 2
From Portuguese bom. Cognate with Kabuverdianu bon.
Adjective
bo
- good
Gunwinggu
Pronunciation
Noun
bo
- water
- liquid
Derived terms
References
- Lynette Frances Oates, A Tentative Description of the Gunwinggu Language (1964)
- Steven and Narelle Etherington, Kunwinjku Kunwok: A Short Introduction to Kunwinjku Language and Society (third edition, 1998)
Italian
Interjection
bo
- Alternative spelling of boh
Japanese
Romanization
bo
- Rōmaji transcription of ぼ
- Rōmaji transcription of ボ
Kabuverdianu
Etymology
From Portuguese vós.
Pronoun
bo
- you (second person singular).
Kalasha
Etymology
From Sanskrit बहु (bahu), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰn̥ǵʰús. Cognate with Hindi बहुत (bahut).
Adverb
bo
- very
Adjective
bo
- many, a lot
Louisiana Creole French
Etymology
Compare Haitian Creole bo.
Verb
bo
- to kiss
References
- Alcée Fortier, Louisiana Folktales
Mandarin
Romanization
bo (Zhuyin ˙ㄅㄛ)
- Pinyin transcription of 卜
- Pinyin transcription of 啵
- Pinyin transcription of 噃
- Pinyin transcription of 蔔
bo
- Nonstandard spelling of bō.
- Nonstandard spelling of bó.
- Nonstandard spelling of bǒ.
- Nonstandard spelling of bò.
Usage notes
- English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.
Mawes
Noun
bo
- water
Further reading
- Cornelis L. Voorhoeve, Languages of Irian Jaya Checklist (1975, Canberra: Pacific Linguistics)
- Mawes Swadesh List
Nabak
Noun
bo
- pig
References
- Corinna Handschuh, A typology of marked-S languages
Northern Kurdish
Pronunciation
Preposition
bo
- for
Derived terms
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Middle Low German behof (compare with behov)
Noun
bo (indeclinable) (idiomatic use only)
- (uncountable, usually with ha) a need
Usage notes
A noun not commonly used.
Synonyms
- behøve
- trenge
- ha bruk for
Related terms
Etymology 2
From Danish bo, from Old Norse bú (“settled area, town”) (compare alternative form bu). Akin to bod (“store room, booth”) and the verb bo (“to live”).
Alternative forms
Noun
bo n (definite singular boet, indefinite plural bo, definite plural boa or boene)
- one's home (mainly idiomatic)
- estate
Synonyms
- (one's home): bolig, hjem/heim
- (estate): eiendom, gods
Derived terms
- See combined section below.
Etymology 3
From Danish bo, from Old Norse búa (“to prepare, finish, make preparations, equip”), cognate with Old English būan, Old Frisian buwa, Old Saxon būan and Old High German būan (whence German bauen).
Alternative forms
Verb
bo (imperative bo, present tense bor, simple past bodde, past participle bodd, present participle boende)
- to live (have permanent residence), stay
- to be, to dwell, to be in
- (Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson)
- (literally: "you have no idea what really dwells in her")
Synonyms
- (to live, have residence): holde hus (holde til huse), holde til husere, kampere, leve, losjere, oppholde seg, residere, tilbringe
- (to dwell in, be in): finnes, rommes, skjule seg, være, være til stede
Derived terms
- (Noun and verb)
References
- “bo” in The Ordnett Dictionary
- “bo” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- search on "bo" on Ordtak.no - web site containing quotes and citations
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Middle Low German behof (compare behov)
Noun
bo (indeclinable) (idiomatic use only)
- (uncountable, usually with ha) a need
Usage notes
A noun not commonly used.
Synonyms
- behøve
- trenge
- turve
- ha bruk for
Related terms
References
- “bo” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Norse
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *būą.
Noun
bo n
- (Old East Norse) dwelling
- Late 10th century, Karlevi Runestone
Papiamentu
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Portuguese vós and Spanish vos and Kabuverdianu bo.
Pronoun
bo
- you (second person singular)
Determiner
bo
- your
Polish
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *bo.
Pronunciation
Conjunction
bo
- because, for
- Synonyms: ponieważ, gdyż, bowiem, albowiem, dlatego że, jako że
- or (else)
Particle
bo
- emphasizes the statement, usually in phrases of opposite meanings, or introduces a rhetorical question, denying its literal meaning
Further reading
- bo in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- bo in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Slovene
Pronunciation
Verb
bọ̑
- third-person singular future of bíti
Spanish
Alternative forms
Interjection
bo
- (Uruguay, colloquial) hey, mate, dude
- Synonym: che
Sranan Tongo
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Contraction of ben and o.
Particle
bo
- Marker for the irrealis mood.
Etymology 2
From English bow.
Noun
bo
- bow, arch
Related terms
Swedish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Norse búa, from Proto-Germanic *būaną.
Verb
bo (present bor, preterite bodde, supine bott, imperative bo)
- (intransitive) live; dwell; to have permanent residence
Conjugation
Related terms
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
bo n
- nest; the place where certain animals live, in particular birds.
- (poetic, extended from sense 1) a home
- 1893, Elias Sehlstedt, Visa
Usage notes
- The use of "bo" as a shorthand for "bostad" and "boende" (housing) goes back at least to the 1920s, for example in the name of trade expos like "Bygge och Bo" (1925).
Declension
Alternative form for the definite singular: bot/bots.
Related terms
See also
Tasmanian
Pronoun
bo
- I
Synonyms
References
- N.J.B. Plomley (1976) A word-list of the Tasmanian aboriginal languages[1]
Venetian
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *boem, from Latin bos, bovem.
Noun
bo m (invariable)
- ox
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓɔ˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓɔ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɓɔ˧˧]
Etymology 1
From French bore.
Noun
bo
- boron
Etymology 2
Verb
bo
- Alternative form of boa (“to leave a tip”)
Welsh
Alternative forms
Verb
bo
- (literary) third-person singular present subjunctive of bod
Mutation
Xhosa
Pronoun
-bo
- Combining stem of bona.
Yale
Pronoun
bo
- I (first-person singular personal pronoun)
Zhuang
Etymology
From Chinese 坡 (MC pʰuɑ).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /po˨˦/
- Tone numbers: bo1
- Hyphenation: bo
Noun
bo (Sawndip forms 𡏋 or 圤 or 坡 or 𫭝, old orthography bo)
- mountain slope; hillside; mountainside
Zulu
Pronoun
-bo
- Combining stem of bona.
Source: wiktionary.org- a pal, a buddy.
(source: Collins Scrabble Dictionary)