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Definitions and meaning of bo
bo
Translingual
Symbol
bo
(international standards)ISO 639-1 language code for Tibetan.
Pronunciation
(UK) IPA(key): /bəʊ/
(General American) IPA(key): /boʊ/
Rhymes: -əʊ
Homophones: beau, Bo, bow
Etymology 1
Imitative.
Alternative forms
boh, boo
Interjection
bo
An exclamation used to startle or frighten.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Probably a shortening of boy.
Noun
bo (pluralbos)
(US, slang) Fellow, chap, boy.
Etymology 3
From Japanese棒(bō), from Middle Chinese棒(bˠʌŋX, “staff, club”) (compare modern Chinese棒(bàng)).
Noun
bo (pluralbos)
(martial arts) A quarterstaff, especially in an oriental context.
See also
Anagrams
OB, Ob, Ob., ob, ob-, ob.
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutchboven.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /bʊə/
Adverb
bo
above
Preposition
bo
above
Catalan
Etymology
Inherited from Latinbonus, from Old Latinduenos, later duonus, from Proto-Italic*dwenos, from Proto-Indo-European*dew-(“to show favor, revere”). Numerous cognates include Frenchbon and Portuguesebom.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencian)[ˈbɔ]
Rhymes: -ɔ
Adjective
bo (femininebona, masculine pluralbons, feminine pluralbones)
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
bondat
See also
bé, ben
Further reading
“bo” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“bo” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Cebuano
Noun
bo
arm wrestling
Verb
bo
to arm-wrestle
Cimbrian
Etymology 1
From Middle High Germanwā, from Old High Germanwār, hwār, from Proto-West Germanic*hwār, from Proto-Germanic*hwar(“where”). Cognate with Germanwo, Englishwhere.
Adverb
bo
(Luserna, interrogative) where
Bo lebetar? ― Where do you live?
Alternative forms
ba(Sette Comuni)
References
Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole 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
Cornish
Pronunciation
(RLC) IPA(key): /ˈboː/
Verb
bo
third-person singular present subjunctive of bos
Mutation
Cuiba
Noun
bo
home, house
Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czechbo, from Proto-Slavic*bo. Compare Polishbo.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [ˈbo]
Conjunction
bo
(dialectal) as, since, because
Synonym:neboť
Further reading
bo in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu
bo in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
From Old Norsebúa(“to reside”), from Proto-Germanic*būaną, cognate with Norwegianbo, bu, Swedishbo, Germanbauen, Dutchbouwen, Gothic𐌱𐌰𐌿𐌰𐌽(bauan).
Verb
bo (present tensebor, past tenseboede, past participleboet)
to live, reside, dwell
Conjugation
Dutch
Etymology
Clipping of boterham.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /boː/
Rhymes: -oː
Noun
bom (pluralbo's, diminutiveboken)
(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]
Audio:
Hyphenation: bo
Homophone: bo-
Noun
bo (accusative singularbo-on, pluralbo-oj, accusative pluralbo-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
Fala
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguesebõo, from Latinbonus.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈbo/
Adjective
bo (feminineboa, masculine pluralbos, feminine pluralboas)
good
Usage notes
In Lagarteiru, when preceding a feminine noun as part of a noun phrase, the masculine forms are used.
Derived terms
Related terms
References
Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)[2], 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN
Fijian
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic*baʀoq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*baʀəq.
Noun
bo
(medicine) boil
Friulian
Etymology
From Latinbōs, bōvem, probably through Vulgar Latin*boem.
Noun
bom (pluralbûs)
ox
Synonyms
nemâl
See also
taur
vacje
Galician
Alternative forms
bon
bó
boo(dated)
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguesebõo, from Latinbonus. Cognate with Portuguesebom and Spanishbueno.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈboː/
Adjective
bo (feminineboa, masculine pluralbos, feminine pluralboas)
good
Antonyms:malo, mao
Derived terms
aboar
boanza
Bonome
Boo
Related terms
ben
References
“bo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
“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 Portuguesevós. Cognate with Kabuverdianubo.
Pronoun
bo
you (second person singular).
you (second person plural)
Etymology 2
From Portuguesebom. Cognate with Kabuverdianubon.
Adjective
bo
good
Gunwinggu
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈpo/
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
Anagrams
Ob.
Japanese
Romanization
bo
Rōmaji transcription of ぼ
Rōmaji transcription of ボ
Kabuverdianu
Etymology
From Portuguesevós.
Pronoun
bo
you (second person singular).
Kalasha
Etymology
From Sanskritबहु(bahu), from Proto-Indo-European*bʰn̥ǵʰús. Cognate with Khowarبو(bo), Hindiबहुत(bahut).
Adverb
bo
very
Adjective
bo
many, a lot
Louisiana Creole
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /bo/
Rhymes: -o
Etymology 1
Inherited from Frenchbeau(“handsome, fine, attractive; boyfriend”).
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare Saint Dominican Creole French bobo, Haitian Creolebo.
Verb
bo
(transitive or intransitive) to kiss
Synonyms:béké, embrasé
Noun
bo
(a) kiss
Synonyms:bèk, nembrasad
References
Alcée Fortier, Louisiana Folktales
Mandarin
Romanization
bo (bo5/bo0, Zhuyin˙ㄅㄛ)
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 卜
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 啵
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 噃
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蔔/卜
bo
Nonstandard spelling of bō.
Nonstandard spelling of bó.
Nonstandard spelling of bǒ.
Nonstandard spelling of bò.
Usage notes
Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.
Masurian
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polishbo.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [ˈbɔ]
Syllabification: bo
Conjunction
bo
because, for (by or for the cause that)
Particle
bo
namely; well
emphatic particle
Further reading
Zofia Stamirowska (1987-2021) “bo”, in Anna Basara, editor, Słownik gwar Ostródzkiego, Warmii i Mazur[3], volume 1, Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich Wydawnictwo Polskiej Akademii Nauk, →ISBN, pages 195-107
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
Rhymes: -oː
Preposition
bo
for
Derived terms
ji bo
bo çi
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Middle Low Germanbehof (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
behov
Etymology 2
From Danishbo, from Old Norsebú(“settled area, town”) (compare alternative form bu). Akin to bod(“store room, booth”) and the verb bo(“to live”).
From Danishbo, from Old Norsebúa(“to prepare, finish, make preparations, equip”), cognate with Old Englishbūan, Old Frisian buwa, Old Saxonbūan and Old High Germanbūan (whence Germanbauen).
Alternative forms
bu(Nynorsk also)
Verb
bo (imperativebo, present tensebor, simple pastbodde, past participlebodd, present participleboende)
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 Germanbehof (compare behov).
Noun
bo (indeclinable)(idiomatic use only)
(uncountable, usually with ha, uncommon) a need
Synonyms
behøve
trenge
turve
ha bruk for
Related terms
behov
References
“bo” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic*bo.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): (13th CE)/ˈbo/
IPA(key): (15th CE)/ˈbo/
Conjunction
bo
because
Descendants
Czech: bo
References
Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “bo”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění
Old Norse
Alternative forms
bú(“Old West Norse”)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic*būą.
Noun
bon
(Old East Norse) dwelling
Late 10th century, Karlevi Runestone
Old Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic*bo. First attested in the first half of the 14th century.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): (10th–15th CE)/bɔ/
IPA(key): (15th CE)/bɔ/
Conjunction
bo
because
Descendants
Masurian: bo
Polish: bo
Silesian: bo
References
Sławski, Franciszek (1958-1965) “bo”, in Jan Safarewicz, Andrzej Siudut, editors, Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), Kraków: Towarzystwo Miłośników Języka Polskiego
Boryś, Wiesław (2005) “bo”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN
Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “bo”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), “bo”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN
Papiamentu
Alternative forms
abo(synonym)
Etymology
From Portuguesevós and Spanishvos and Kabuverdianubo.
Pronoun
bo
you (second person singular)
Determiner
bo
your
Peranakan Indonesian
Etymology
Borrowed from Hokkien無/无 (bô, “not”).
Adverb
bo
not: negation particle
Derived terms
Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polishbo.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /bɔ/
(Middle Polish) IPA(key): /ˈbɔ/
Rhymes: -ɔ
Syllabification: bo
Conjunction
bo
because, for (by or for the cause that)
Synonyms:albowiem, boć, bowiem, dlatego że, gdyż, jako że, ponieważ
Nie zadzwoniłem, bo spałem. ― I didn't call because I was sleeping.
Bo nie. ― Because I said no.
Bo tak ― Because reasons.
or, or else, otherwise
Synonyms:bo inaczej, inaczej, w przeciwnym razie, w przeciwnym wypadku
Bo co? ― Or else what?
Wstawaj już, bo spóźnisz się do szkoły! ― Get up now or you'll be late for school!
because (as is known, inferred, or determined from the fact that)
On nie jest miły, bo nie chciał dać mi swoich ciasteczek. ― He isn't nice because he didn't want to give me his cookies.
(Middle Polish) namely
Synonym:mianowicie
(Middle Polish)The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
also; even
(Middle Polish)The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
Particle
bo
emphasizes the statement, usually in phrases of opposite meanings, or introduces a rhetorical question, denying its literal meaning
Synonyms:bo i, bo niby
Ładna, bo ładna, ale głupia. ― Well, she might be pretty, but she is also stupid.
Bo to prawda? ― Is this really true?
Bo ja wiem? ― How am I supposed to know that?
Nigdy o tym nie mówiłem, bo i po co? ― I never talked about it because why would I?
(with ale) may very well, but, even though, despite
Stary, bo stary, ale mocny. ― He very well may be old, but he's still strong.
Trudno bo trudno, ale robi się łatwiej. ― It may very well be hard, but it's getting easier.
Declension
Derived terms
Trivia
According to Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej (1990), bo is one of the most used words in Polish, appearing 35 times in scientific texts, 5 times in news, 87 times in essays, 231 times in fiction, and 378 times in plays, each out of a corpus of 100,000 words, totaling 736 times, making it the 62nd most common word in a corpus of 500,000 words.
References
Further reading
bo in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
bo in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “bo”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
“BO”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century], 2016 September 21
“BO”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century], 2008 January 14
Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “bo”, in Słownik języka polskiego[7]
Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “bo”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861[8]
J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “bo”, in Słownik języka polskiego[9] (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 178
bo in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego
Romagnol
Etymology
From Latinbōs(“cow, bull”).
Pronunciation
(Central Romagnol): IPA(key): [ˈbɔ]
(Ville Unite):
Noun
bom (pluralbu)(Ville Unite)
ox
References
Ercolani, Libero (1971) Vocabolario Romagnolo-Italiano, Monte di Ravenna, page 51
Silesian
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polishbo.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈbɔ/
Rhymes: -ɔ
Syllabification: bo
Conjunction
bo
because
Particle
bo
emphasizes the statement, usually in phrases of opposite meanings, or introduces a rhetorical question, denying its literal meaning
Further reading
bo in dykcjonorz.eu
bo in silling.org
Slovene
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /bóː/
Verb
bọ̑
third-person singular future of bíti
Spanish
Alternative forms
vo
Interjection
bo
(Uruguay, colloquial) hey, mate, dude
Synonym:che
Sranan Tongo
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /bo/
Etymology 1
Contraction of ben and o.
Particle
bo
Marker for the irrealis mood.
Etymology 2
From Englishbow.
Noun
bo
bow, arch
Related terms
alenbo(“rainbow”)
Swedish
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [buː]
Etymology 1
From Old Norsebúa, from Proto-Germanic*būaną.
Verb
bo (presentbor, preteritebodde, supinebott, imperativebo)
(intransitive) live; dwell; reside; 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
bon
a dwelling (of an animal), especially a bird's nest
(poetic, extended from sense 1) a home
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
gryt
kula
näste
råtthål
References
bo in Svensk ordbok (SO)
bo in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
bo in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Venetian
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin*boem, from Latinbos, bovem.
Noun
bom (invariable)
ox
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
(Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓɔ˧˧]
(Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓɔ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɓɔ˧˧]
Etymology 1
From Frenchbore.
Noun
bo
boron
Etymology 2
Verb
bo
Alternative form of boa(“to leave a tip”)
Welsh
Alternative forms
byddo
Verb
bo
(literary)third-person singular present subjunctive of bod
Mutation
West Makian
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /bo/
Rhymes: -oː
Noun
bo
penis
References
Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[11], Pacific linguistics
Xhosa
Pronoun
-bo
Combining stem of bona.
Yale
Pronoun
bo
I (first-person singular personal pronoun)
Zaghawa
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /bo/
Noun
bo
bull
shepherd's crook
handle (of a tool, etc. - a stick to hold something with)
References
Beria-English English-Beria Dictionary [provisional] ADESK, Iriba, Kobe Department, Chad
Zhuang
Etymology
From Middle Chinese坡(pʰuɑ).
Pronunciation
(Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /po˨˦/
Tone numbers: bo1
Hyphenation: bo
Noun
bo (Sawndip forms𡏋or圤or坡or𫭝, 1957–1982 spellingbo)