bɔ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bo"

Akan

Alternative forms

• b) (ASCII equivalent)

Verb

bɔ (negative mmɔ, transitive past bɔɔ) (Twi)

1. to create
2. to kick, boot
3. to beat
4. to pulsate

   Synonym: woso

5. to buckle

   Synonym: mia mu

6. to blow (e.g. a horn, flute)
7. A highly productive light verb that derives verbs from nouns and adjectives.

Derived terms

• bɔ aba so (“to award, congratulate”)
• bɔ adwaman (“to fornicate”)
• bɔ ahofi (“to wanton”)
• bɔ amanneɛ (“to inform”)
• bɔ ani (“to wink”)
• bɔ asu (“to baptize”)
• bɔ bena (“to bewail”)
• bɔ bosea (“to borrow”)
• bɔ dimmɔne (“to defame”)
• bɔ fa (“to waft”)
• bɔ ho ban (“to safeguard”)
• bɔ kwaterekwa (“to strip”)
• bɔ kɔkɔ (“to forewarn”)
• bɔ mpaeɛ (“to pray”)
• bɔ mpunimpu (“to clash; to encounter”)
• bɔ nkaeɛ (“to remind, prompt”)
• bɔ nkɔmpɔ (“to introspect”)
• bɔ ose (“to cheer”)
• bɔ periperi (“to palpitate”)
• bɔ tire (“to plait”)
• bɔ to hɔ
• bɔ toa
• bɔ tra
• bɔ wura mu

Bambara

Verb

bɔ

1. (intransitive) to go out, come from
2. (transitive) to bring out
3. to remove, take off, take away, subtract

References

• Richard Nci Diarra, Lexique bambara-français-anglais, December 13, 2010

Nzadi

Pronoun

bɔ̌

1. they (human third-person plural pronoun)

See also

Nzadi personal pronouns

		singular	plural
1st person		mǐ`	bǐ
2nd person		yǎ`	byɛ̌n
3rd person	human	ndé	bɔ̌
	nonhuman	nɔ̌	mɔ̌