bói

See also: Appendix:Variations of "boi"

Lingala

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀jíkɪ̀.

Noun

bói class 14

1. honey

   Synonym: mafúta ma nzói

Related terms

• nzói

Macanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English boy. Semantically unrelated to Portuguese boy.

Noun

bói

1. waiter

   Chomâ bói trazê café co lête

   Ask the waiter to bring coffee with milk

Usage notes

• Also used in restaurants as an interjection to attract the attention of a waiter.

See also

• fóquei

References

• https://www.macaneselibrary.org/pub/english/uipatua.htm#boi

Portuguese

Noun

bói m (plural bóis)

1. Alternative spelling of boy

Vietnamese

Etymology

Perhaps from Proto-Mon-Khmer *pul ~ *puul ~ *puəl and cognate with Tho [Cuối Chăm] pɒːl³, Koho pôl and Khmer បូល (boul).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɔj˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɔj˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɔj˦˥]

Verb

bói • (𧴤, 貝かい)

1. to tell fortunes, to divine, to take an augury

Derived terms

Derived terms

• bói cá
• bói toán
• coi bói
• thầy bói
• xem bói