bokis
Indonesian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]bisa + -ok-, then the final rime elided.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈbokis/ [ˈbo.kɪs]
- Rhymes: -okis
- Syllabification: bo‧kis
Verb
[edit]bokis
- (Prokem slang) to be able
- (Prokem slang) to lie
- Synonym: bisa-bisaan
- Bokis ae lu jadi orang.
- You like being a liar, huh.
Tok Pisin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]bokis
Usage notes
[edit]This word is avoided as taboo, in all senses. To express the meaning box, the synonym katon is preferred.
Synonyms
[edit]- (box): katon
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- Indonesian terms infixed with -ok-
- Indonesian 2-syllable words
- Indonesian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Indonesian/okis
- Rhymes:Indonesian/okis/2 syllables
- Indonesian lemmas
- Indonesian verbs
- Prokem Indonesian
- Indonesian slang
- Indonesian terms with usage examples
- Tok Pisin terms derived from English
- Tok Pisin lemmas
- Tok Pisin nouns
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