bọ

Edo

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-EdoidCategory:Edo terms inherited from Proto-Edoid#BOCategory:Edo terms derived from Proto-Edoid#BO *ɓɔN (build, thatch (roof))

Verb

bọCategory:Edo lemmas#BOCategory:Edo verbs#BOCategory:Edo entries with incorrect language header#BOCategory:Pages with entries#BỌCategory:Pages with 4 entries#BỌ

  1. to build, to construct

References

  • Rebecca N. Agheyisi, An Edo-English Dictionary, , 1986 - page 15

Isoko

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-EdoidCategory:Isoko terms inherited from Proto-Edoid#BỌCategory:Isoko terms derived from Proto-Edoid#BỌ *ɓɔN (build, thatch (roof))

Verb

bọ (gerund ebabọ)Category:Isoko lemmas#BỌCategory:Isoko verbs#BỌCategory:Isoko entries with incorrect language header#BỌCategory:Pages with entries#BỌCategory:Pages with 4 entries#BỌ

  1. to build

Derived terms

References

  • E. O. Agbada et al, Vbuhrẹ Ụmụ́bọrá Isoko (Teach Yourself Isoko), first published 2008, revised edition 2017, page 34
  • Onyerioma Isaac Itegolor, Isoko Wha Dooo...! Book 2 (Operation Speak Your Language), Revised Standard Edition (2015), page 2

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From a Sino-TibetanCategory:Vietnamese terms borrowed from Sino-Tibetan languages#BO&Category:Vietnamese terms derived from Sino-Tibetan languages#BO& language. Compare Proto-Loloish *bi/bo² (insect) (whence Yao'an Lolopo bber).

Alternative forms

  • (Southern Vietnam)

Noun

(classifier con) Category:Vietnamese nouns classified by conbọ (, 𧌂, 𧏳, 𧐾)Category:Vietnamese lemmas#BO&Category:Vietnamese nouns#BO&Category:Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header#BO&Category:Pages with entries#BỌCategory:Pages with 4 entries#BỌ.

  1. insect; bug
    Synonym: côn trùng
  2. (uncommonCategory:Vietnamese terms with uncommon senses#BO&) maggot
    Synonym: giòi
    Near-synonyms: hua, tửa
  3. (Southern VietnamCategory:Southern Vietnamese#BO&) guinea pig
    Synonym: chuột lang
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Proto-VieticCategory:Vietnamese terms inherited from Proto-Vietic#BO&Category:Vietnamese terms derived from Proto-Vietic#BO& *bɔːʔ (father).

Noun

bọCategory:Vietnamese lemmas#BO&Category:Vietnamese nouns#BO&Category:Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header#BO&Category:Pages with entries#BỌCategory:Pages with 4 entries#BỌ

  1. (North Central VietnamCategory:Central Vietnamese#BO&) father; dad
    Synonyms: ba, bố, cậu, cha, thầy, tía
    Chú ni giống con bọ hung!You look so much like my son! (literally, “You bloke here awfully like [this dear old] dad’s son!”)Category:Vietnamese terms with usage examples#BO&
Category:vi:Insects#BO&Category:vi:Male#BO&Category:vi:Parents#BO&

Yoruba

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Verb

bọ̀Category:Yoruba lemmas#BOCategory:Yoruba verbs#BOCategory:Yoruba entries with incorrect language header#BOCategory:Pages with entries#BỌCategory:Pages with 4 entries#BỌ

  1. (intransitiveCategory:Yoruba intransitive verbs#BO) to return, to come here, to arrive
    Synonyms: ,
    àkókó ń bọ̀ tí a kò níí jẹun mọ́The time is coming when we shall no longer eatCategory:Yoruba terms with usage examples#BO
Usage notes
  • Almost always preceded by the progressive maker ń.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Verb

bọ̀Category:Yoruba lemmas#BOCategory:Yoruba verbs#BOCategory:Yoruba entries with incorrect language header#BOCategory:Pages with entries#BỌCategory:Pages with 4 entries#BỌ

  1. (transitiveCategory:Yoruba transitive verbs#BO) to boil
    ó bọ ẹranHe boiled the meatCategory:Yoruba terms with usage examples#BO
  2. (intransitiveCategory:Yoruba intransitive verbs#BO) to become boiled
Usage notes
  • bọ when followed by a direct object or noun
  • (all senses): only used in reference to leafy vegetables or meat, for other foods use , for water use .
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Verb

bọ̀Category:Yoruba lemmas#BOCategory:Yoruba verbs#BOCategory:Yoruba entries with incorrect language header#BOCategory:Pages with entries#BỌCategory:Pages with 4 entries#BỌ

  1. (transitiveCategory:Yoruba transitive verbs#BO) to insert into
  2. to wear or put on something
    ó bọ ṣòkòtò rẹ̀He put on his pantsCategory:Yoruba terms with usage examples#BO
Usage notes
  • bọ when followed by a direct object or noun
Derived terms

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

Verb

bọCategory:Yoruba lemmas#BOCategory:Yoruba verbs#BOCategory:Yoruba entries with incorrect language header#BOCategory:Pages with entries#BỌCategory:Pages with 4 entries#BỌ

  1. (transitiveCategory:Yoruba transitive verbs#BO, intransitiveCategory:Yoruba intransitive verbs#BO) to sacrifice, to give an offering or sacrifice

Etymology 5

Pronunciation

Verb

bọ́Category:Yoruba lemmas#BOCategory:Yoruba verbs#BOCategory:Yoruba entries with incorrect language header#BOCategory:Pages with entries#BỌCategory:Pages with 4 entries#BỌ

  1. (intransitiveCategory:Yoruba intransitive verbs#BO) to fall, to drop, to slip off
  2. (intransitiveCategory:Yoruba intransitive verbs#BO) to escape
  3. to come loose
  4. (euphemisticCategory:Yoruba euphemisms#BO) to lose one's life, to die
    ẹ̀míi rẹ̀ẹ́ bọ́She lost her lifeCategory:Yoruba terms with usage examples#BO
Derived terms

Etymology 6

Pronunciation

Verb

bọ̀Category:Yoruba lemmas#BOCategory:Yoruba verbs#BOCategory:Yoruba entries with incorrect language header#BOCategory:Pages with entries#BỌCategory:Pages with 4 entries#BỌ

  1. to thatch
    Synonym: ṣẹ́
    Wọ́n ti bọlé yẹn tánThey've finished thatching that houseCategory:Yoruba terms with usage examples#BO
Usage notes
  • bọ when followed by a direct object or noun
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