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3-letter words (3 found)

BIO,BOI,OBI,

2-letter words (5 found)

BI,BO,IO,OB,OI,

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Definitions and meaning of boi

boi

Etymology

From boy.

Noun

boi (plural bois or boiz)

  1. (countable, originally Internet slang) Alternative spelling of boy
  2. (BDSM, especially in roleplay) A male bottom (i.e. submissive partner), defined not by junior age, but by his obedient role and submission to the dominant "top".
  3. (LGBT) A lesbian who adopts a boyish appearance.
  4. (neologism) A trans boy or man.

Derived terms

  • boi pussy
  • cuckboi
  • fuckboi
  • sadboi
  • softboi
  • houseboi
  • femboi
  • good boi

See also

  • gurl
  • araca-boi (separate etymology)

Anagrams

  • Bio, IBO, IOB, Ibo, bio, bio-, bio., obi

Chibcha

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /βoi/

Noun

boi

  1. blanket, cape; Long garment that covers most of the body.

References

  • Gómez Aldana D. F., Análisis morfológico del Vocabulario 158 de la Biblioteca Nacional de Colombia. Grupo de Investigación Muysccubun. 2013.

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

  • bain

Etymology

From Middle High German wīn, from Old High German wīn, from Proto-West Germanic *wīn, from Latin vīnum. Cognate with German Wein, English wine.

Noun

boi m

  1. (Luserna) wine

Derived terms

  • bòivarbe

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

Galician

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese boi, from Latin bovem (“cow, bull”) (probably through a Vulgar Latin form *boem). Compare Portuguese boi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɔj/

Noun

boi m (plural bois)

  1. ox; sometimes bull
    Synonym: almallo
  2. steer
  3. brown crab (Cancer pagurus)
    Synonyms: boi de mar, esqueiro, noca

Derived terms

  • andar ao boi
  • se non é vaca é boi

See also

  • touro

References

  • “boi” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “boi” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “boi” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “boi” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “boi” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Garo

Etymology

Borrowed from Bengali বই (boi).

Noun

boi

  1. book

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch boy, from English boy.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈboi]
  • Hyphenation: boi

Noun

boi (first-person possessive boiku, second-person possessive boimu, third-person possessive boinya)

  1. (colloquial) A male servant.

Further reading

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

Jingpho

Etymology

Borrowed from Burmese ပွဲစား (pwai:ca:).

Noun

boi

  1. loan

References

  • Kurabe, Keita (2016 December 31) “Phonology of Burmese loanwords in Jinghpaw”, in Kyoto University Linguistic Research‎[8], volume 35, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 91–128

Louisiana Creole

Etymology

From French boire (“to drink”), compare Haitian Creole bwè.

Verb

boi

  1. to drink

References

  • Alcée Fortier, Louisiana Folktales

Malay

Etymology

From Hokkien 梅 (bôe).

Noun

boi (Jawi spelling بوي, plural boi-boi, informal 1st possessive boiku, 2nd possessive boimu, 3rd possessive boinya)

  1. Chinese plum

Mansaka

Etymology

From buhi.

Adjective

boi

  1. live

Middle Irish

Verb

boi

  1. Alternative spelling of boí

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin bovem (“cow, bull”) (probably through a Vulgar Latin form *boem). Cognate with Old Spanish buey and Old French buef.

Noun

boi m

  1. ox

Derived terms

  • olho de boi

Descendants

  • Galician: boi
  • Portuguese: boi

Further reading

  • Universo Cantigas - "boi"

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɔ.i/
  • Rhymes: -ɔi
  • Syllabification: bo‧i

Noun

boi f

  1. inflection of boja:
    1. genitive/dative/locative singular
    2. genitive plural

Verb

boi

  1. third-person singular present of bać

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • boy (obsolete)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese boi, from Latin bovem (“cow, bull”) (probably through a Vulgar Latin form *boem), accusative of bōs, itself a borrowing from some Osco-Umbrian language dialect, from Proto-Italic *gʷōs, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws. Compare Galician boi. Doublet of bife.

Pronunciation

  • (Azores) IPA(key): /ˈbø/
  • Rhymes: -oj
  • Hyphenation: boi

Noun

boi m (plural bois, feminine vaca, feminine plural vacas)

  1. ox
  2. (Brazil, derogatory, figurative) cuckold (man married to an unfaithful wife)
    Synonym: corno
  3. (Brazil, derogatory) corpulent person
  4. (Pernambuco, derogatory) ugly person
  5. (Northeast Brazil, colloquial) menstruation

Derived terms

Related terms

Further reading

  • “boi” in iDicionário Aulete.
  • “boi” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
  • “boi” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.

Romanian

Alternative forms

  • бой (boi) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /boj/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بوی (boy).

Noun

boi n (plural boiuri)

  1. stature, appearance, mien, habitus
Declension

Etymology 2

Back-formation from boia.

Verb

a boi (third-person singular present boiește, past participle boit) 4th conj.

  1. (transitive) to paint
    Synonyms: colora, vopsi
  2. (reflexive, with accusative, derogatory) to put on make-up
    Synonyms: se farda, se sulimeni
  3. (transitive) to fool
    Synonyms: înșela, păcăli
Conjugation

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

boi m

  1. plural of bou

Sardinian

Alternative forms

  • boe, bove

Etymology

From Latin bōs (“cow, bull”). Compare Italian bue.

Noun

boi m

  1. (Campidanese) ox
  2. (Campidanese) any head of cattle

Sranan Tongo

Alternative forms

  • boy (unofficial)

Etymology

From English boy.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /boi̯/

Noun

boi

  1. boy
  2. son
    Synonym: manpikin
  3. (colloquial) thing (compare similar use of English guy)

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from English boy.

Pronunciation

Noun

boi (ma class, plural maboi)

  1. houseboy

Ternate

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbo.i]

Verb

boi

  1. (transitive) to throw away, throw out

Conjugation

Welsh

Etymology

From English boy.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɔi̯/
  • Rhymes: -ɔi̯

Noun

boi m (plural bois)

  1. (South Wales, colloquial) guy, lad, bloke, chap, dude, fella
    Synonym: bachan
  2. (colloquial, used in the vocative) A term of address for a male. mate, dude, man
    Synonyms: achan, mêt

Usage notes

This is an informal term for a man, the standard term for which is dyn (“boy”). It can also be used in the vocative to address a male.

Mutation

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “boi”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

Zhuang

Etymology

From Chinese 杯 (MC pwoj).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /poːi˨˦/
  • Tone numbers: boi1
  • Hyphenation: boi

Noun

boi (Sawndip form 盃, 1957–1982 spelling boi)

  1. drinkware; cup; glass; mug
    Synonym: cenj

Classifier

boi (1957–1982 spelling boi)

  1. cup of; cupful of

Source: wiktionary.org