boei

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch boeitjie

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bui̯/

Noun

boei (plural boeie, diminutive boeitjie)

1. buoy

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bui̯/, [bui̯]

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• Hyphenation: boei
• Rhymes: -ui̯

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch boeye, from Old French boie (“fetter, chain, clog”), from Latin boia (“(leather) collar, band, fetter”).

Noun

boei f (plural boeien, diminutive boeitje n)

1. buoy
2. shackle

Derived terms

• ankerboei
• halsboei
• handboei
• meerboei
• reddingsboei
• scheepsboei
• voetboei

Descendants

• Afrikaans: boei
• → Indonesian: bui
• → Sranan Tongo: bui

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

boei

1. (deprecated template usage) first-person singular present indicative of boeien
2. (deprecated template usage) imperative of boeien