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Definitions and meaning of boi

boi

Translingual

Symbol

boi

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Barbareño.

See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Barbareño terms

English

Etymology

From boy.

Pronunciation

Noun

boi (plural bois or boiz)

  1. (slang, 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. (LGBTQ) A lesbian who adopts a boyish appearance.
  4. (neologism) A trans boy; a trans man or transmasculine person.

Derived terms

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 Proto-Germanic *wīną, 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): /ˈboj/ [ˈboj]
  • Rhymes: -oj

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

  • Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “boi”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
  • Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “boi”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
  • Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “boi”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
  • Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “boi”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
  • Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “boi”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
  • “boi”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

Garo

Etymology

Borrowed from Bengali বই (boi).

Noun

boi

  1. book

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch boy, from English boy.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈboi̯/ [ˈboi̯]
  • Rhymes: -oi̯
  • Syllabification: boi

Noun

boi (plural boi-boi)

  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 of 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[9], 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).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈboj/ [ˈboi̯]

Noun

boi (Jawi spelling بوي, plural boi-boi)

  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 (plural bois)

  1. ox

Derived terms

  • olho de boi

Descendants

  • Fala: boi
  • 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

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

Noun

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

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

Derived terms

Related terms

Further reading

  • “boi”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
  • “boi”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
  • “boi”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025

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 conjugation

  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 class V (plural maboi class VI)

  1. houseboy

Tày

Pronunciation

  • (Thạch An – Tràng Định) IPA(key): [ɓɔj˧˧]
  • (Trùng Khánh) IPA(key): [ɓɔj˦˥]

Verb

boi

  1. to shake object inside a hole
    Synonyms: bứt, vặt, bút
    boi khỉ xu ― to pick one's ear

References

  • Léopold Michel Cadière (1910) Dictionnaire Tày-Annamite-Français [Tày-Vietnamese-French Dictionary]‎[10] (in French), Hanoi: Impressions d'Extrême-Orient

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