boe

See also: Appendix:Variations of "boe"

Translingual

Symbol

boe

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

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Mundabli terms

Anyi

Noun

boe

1. nose

Bislama

Etymology

From English boy. Cognate with Pijin boe and Tok Pisin boi.

Noun

boe

1. boy (young man)

   Smol boe ya i sik tumas.

   This little boy is very sick.

2. young man (generally unmarried male)

   Ol boe oli plaeplae futbol.

   The young men are playing football.

3. (historical, dated) paid labourer, worker

   Man Futuna ia i no pem ol boe blong hem yet.

   The man from Futuna hasn't paid his labourers yet.

4. (historical, dated, derogatory) servant, underling

   Synonym: stued

   Mi mi no boe blong hem se bae i sanem mi olsem ia!

   I'm not his servant that he should send me on errands like that!

5. son (male child)

   Synonym: pikinini

   Boe blong mi i stap skul long Vila.

   My son goes to school in Vila.

Derived terms

• boefren (“boyfriend”)

References

• Crowley, Terry (2003), “boe”, in A New Bislama Dictionary, 2nd edition, Suva, Fiji: Institute of Pacific Studies, →ISBN, pages 56–7

Dutch

Etymology

Imitative.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bu/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: boe
• Rhymes: -u

Interjection

boe

1. boo, exclamation to scare someone
2. boo, exclamation expressing strong disapproval
3. (onomatopoeia) moo, the sound of lowing cattle

Derived terms

• boegeroep

Indonesian Bajau

Noun

boé

1. water

Further reading

• Chandra Nuraini, Lexicon and word formation in Indonesian Bajo - Wacana (2010): "For example, boé 'water' is realized [bɔwe] rather than [bɔe]."

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔ.e/
• Rhymes: -ɔe
• Hyphenation: bò‧e

Noun

boe f

1. plural of boa

Anagrams

• beo, beò

Limburgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bu/
• Hyphenation: boe
• Rhymes: -u

Adverb

boe

1. (Maastrichtian) alternative form of woe (“where”)

Derived terms

• boe-achter
• boe-aon
• boe-in
• boe-oet
• boe-op
• boe-um
• boe-umtrint
• boebij
• boebinne
• boebove
• boedoor
• boerum

Lindu

Noun

boe

1. pig

Pijin

Etymology

From English boy. Cognate with Bislama boe and Tok Pisin boi.

Noun

boe

1. boy (young man)

   Disfala smol boe hem siki tumas.

   This little boy is very sick.

2. son (male child)

   Hem nao boe blong mi.

   This is my son.

3. (kinship) term of address or reference for a related male of the next generation

   Boe blong sista blong mi hem wok long stoa.

   My sister's son [= nephew] works at the store.

Usage notes

In Pijin kinship terminology, boe is used to refer to related male individuals of the next generation.

Derived terms

• boefren (“boyfriend”)
• mifala boe (“we [Solomon] Islanders (as opposed to white people)”)

References

• Jourdan, Christine with Maebiru, Ellen (2002), “boe”, in Pijin: A trilingual cultural dictionary (Pacific Linguistics; 526), Canberra, ACT: Pacific Linguistics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 24–5

Sardinian

Alternative forms

• foe, voe (Logudorese-Nuorese)
• boi (Campidanese)

Etymology

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

Noun

boe m (plural boes)

1. ox
2. any head of cattle