boti

See also: Boti, Bőti, botí, bóti, boți, and boťi

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [ˈbu.ti]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Central, Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈbo.ti]

Etymology 1

Verb

boti

1. inflection of botre:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Etymology 2

Verb

boti

1. inflection of botar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Ido

Noun

boti

1. plural of boto

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• boty
• bowtie

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈboti/ [ˈbo.t̪i]
• Rhymes: -oti
• Syllabification: bo‧ti

Etymology 1

From English bottom. Compare Jamaican English batty (“homosexual man”).

Noun

boti

1. (slang, gay slang) a bottom
   • 2023 September 10, @txtdarigays, Twitter‎^[2]:

     kok gapernah liat lesbian ngumpul di kafe kaya boti-boti ya?

     how come i've never seen lesbians gathering in cafés like bottoms do?

2. (slang, originally gay slang, derogatory) homosexual or effeminate man

   Synonym: banci

   • 2026 July 5, Putri Nadhila, “Aksi "Boti Hunter" Muncul di Tengah Pro-Kontra Usulan MUI soal Hukum Pidana LGBT”, in AFU.id:

     Dalam video berdurasi tersebut, kelompok anti boti club ini terdengar menyerukan seharusnya boti masuk neraka.

     In the video, the anti-gay group is heard shouting that "gays should go to hell."

3. (slang, derogatory, by extension) any member of the LGBT community

Descendants

• →? Malay: boti

Etymology 2

Compound of bonceng +‎ tiga.

Verb

boti

1. to ride with three people, especially on a motorbike

   Synonym: cengtri

Malay

Alternative forms

• boty

Etymology

Either from Indonesian boti or directly from English bottom.

Pronunciation

• (Literary Standard, Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) IPA^(key): /ˈboti/ [ˈbo.t̪i]
• Rhymes: -oti
• Hyphenation: bo‧ti

Noun

boti (plural boti-boti)

1. (slang, LGBTQ slang) a bottom (person who has a receptive role during intercourse)

   Synonyms: botem, botita

   'U' mesti sukakan dapat main dengan boti sorang. ― (I bet) 'you' just love having sex with a bottom, don’t you?

Middle English

Verb

boti

1. alternative form of boten

Swahili

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *bʰóydos

Proto-Germanic *baitaz

Proto-West Germanic *bait

Old English bāt

Middle English bot

English boatbor.

Swahili boti

Borrowed from English boat.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

boti class IX (plural boti class X)

1. boat

Ternate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbo.ti]

Verb

boti

1. (stative) to be conceited, arrogant

Conjugation

Conjugation of boti

		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		toboti	foboti	miboti
2nd person		noboti	niboti
3rd person	masculine	oboti	iboti yoboti (archaic)
	feminine	moboti
	neuter	iboti

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001), A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Venetan

Noun

boti

1. plural of boto