bocah
Indonesian
Etymology
From Javanese ꦧꦺꦴꦕꦃ (bocah), from Old Javanese boñcah.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbot͡ʃah]
- Hyphenation: bo‧cah
Noun
bocah (first-person possessive bocahku, second-person possessive bocahmu, third-person possessive bocahnya)
- child; kid
Adjective
bocah
- immature, childish
Derived terms
- kebocahan
- kebocah-bocahan
- membocah
- bocah angon
Further reading
- “bocah” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Javanese
Romanization
bocah
- Romanization of ꦧꦺꦴꦕꦃ
Malay
Noun
bocah (Jawi spelling بوچه, plural bocah-bocah, informal 1st possessive bocahku, 2nd possessive bocahmu, 3rd possessive bocahnya)
- child; kid
Further reading
- “bocah” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.