boba
English
Etymology
From the pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 波霸 (bōbà), from Cantonese 波霸 (bo1 baa3, “large breasts, tapioca pearls”), from 波 (bo1) transcribing English ball and 霸 (baa3, “chief, top”).
Noun
boba (countable and uncountable, plural bobas)
- Synonym of tapioca pearl.
- Short for boba tea.
See also
- boba liberal
References
- “boba, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2018.
Anagrams
- abob, boab
Gagauz
Noun
boba
- father
Indonesian
Etymology
From English boba, from the pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 波霸 (bōbà), from Cantonese 波霸 (bo1 baa3, “large breasts, tapioca pearls”), from 波 (bo1) transcribing English ball and 霸 (baa3, “chief, top”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈboba]
- Hyphenation: bo‧ba
Noun
boba (plural boba-boba, first-person possessive bobaku, second-person possessive bobamu, third-person possessive bobanya)
- (cooking) boba
- tapioca pearl.
- boba tea.
Further reading
- “boba” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Italian
Alternative forms
- bobba, bobbia
Etymology
Perhaps of Slavic origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɔ.ba/
- Rhymes: -ɔba
- Hyphenation: bò‧ba
Noun
boba f (plural bobe)
- slime, slush
- Synonyms: melma, poltiglia
- pigswill, slop
- Synonyms: brodaglia, sbobba
- (figurative) verbose, nonsensical writing
Further reading
- boba2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Japanese
Romanization
boba
- Rōmaji transcription of ぼば
Lithuanian
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *bā́ˀbāˀ. Cognate with Proto-Slavic *baba (“old woman”).
Noun
bóba f stress pattern 1
- old woman
- woman
- wife
References
- Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 32
- “boba”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
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Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbobɑ/
- Hyphenation: bo‧ba
- Rhymes: -obɑ
Noun
boba (genitive bovan, partitive bobua)
- toy
- flower
Declension
| Declension of boba (Type 2/boba, b-v gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | boba | bovat |
| genitive | bovan | boviin |
| partitive | bobua | bobii |
| illative | bobah | bobiih |
| inessive | bovas | boviis |
| elative | bovaspäi | boviispäi |
| allative | bovale | boviile |
| adessive | boval | boviil |
| ablative | bovalpäi | boviilpäi |
| translative | bovakse | boviikse |
| essive | bovannu | boviinnu |
| abessive | bovattah | boviittah |
| comitative | bovanke | boviinke |
| instructive | boviin | |
| prolative | bovači | |
References
- Tatjana Boiko (2019), “boba”, in Suuri Karjal-Venʹalaine Sanakniigu (livvin murreh) [The Big Karelian-Russian dictionary (Livvi dialect)], 2nd edition, →ISBN, page 26
Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbɔba]
Noun
boba
- genitive singular of bob
- nominative dual of bob
- accusative dual of bob
Portuguese
Adjective
boba
- feminine singular of bobo
Serbo-Croatian
Noun
boba (Cyrillic spelling боба)
- genitive singular of bob
Spanish
Adjective
boba
- feminine singular of bobo
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish boba.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: bo‧ba
- IPA(key): /ˈboba/, [ˈbo.bɐ]
Adjective
boba (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜊ)
- feminine of bobo: stupid; dumb
- 2020, Severo, Jan Milo, “'It's so fake': Vivian Velez goes viral for comparing Robredo's look to Miss Tapia”, in The Philippine Star:
- "Obviously, they want to make her look smarter (kasi nga boba) with those glasses on and books on the table, not to mention the color choice of her outfit. Ano 'to, shooting? Playing 'the president' daw sya?" she added.
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Noun
boba (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜊ)
- feminine of bobo: stupid woman; foolish woman
West Makian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbo.ba/
Verb
boba
- (stative) to call, summon
- boba ti baba ― call your father
Conjugation
| Conjugation of boba (stative verb) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |||
| inclusive | exclusive | |||
| 1st person | tiboba | miboba | aboba | |
| 2nd person | niboba | fiboba | ||
| 3rd person | inanimate | iboba | diboba | |
| animate | maboba | |||
| imperative | —, boba | —, boba | ||
Alternative forms
- buba
References
- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours, Pacific linguistics