boh
English
Alternative forms
- bo, boo
Etymology
Imitative. See boo.
Interjection
boh
- An exclamation used to startle or frighten.
- 1829, Walter Scott, Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft, VI:
- We start and are afraid when we hear one cry Boh!
- 1829, Walter Scott, Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft, VI:
See also
- boh liao
- tio boh
Anagrams
- BHO, HBO, Hob, hob
Acehnese
Etymology
From Proto-Chamic *bɔh, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *buah, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *buah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buaq, from Proto-Austronesian *buaq.
Noun
boh
- fruit (part of plant)
- fruit (food)
Classifier
boh
- Classifier for anything generally concretely big and has volume.
References
- 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.
Bouyei
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *boːᴮ (“father”). Cognate with Thai พ่อ (pɔ̂ɔ), Northern Thai ᨻᩬᩴ᩵, Southern Thai ผอ, Lao ພໍ່ (phǭ), Lü ᦗᦸᧈ (poa¹), Shan ပေႃႈ (pāu), Aiton ပေႃ (pō), Ahom 𑜆𑜦𑜡 (pō) or 𑜆𑜨𑜦𑜡 (pwō), Zhuang boh, Saek ผ้อ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /po˧/
Noun
boh
- father
Galician
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɔ/
Interjection
boh
- indicates disdain, contempt, contradiction or incredulity
- —Éche un gran presidente, non crees? —Boh! Que vai ser!
- —He is a great president, don't you think? —Bah! No way!
References
- “boh” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “boh” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Italian
Alternative forms
- bo
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbo/, which may be followed by [h] or [ʔ] or trigger syntactic gemination[1].
- Rhymes: -o
- Hyphenation: boh
Interjection
boh
- used to express doubt or indecision; dunno
- Puoi pagare il mio biglietto? / Boh, devo vedere se ho i soldi.
- Can you pay for my ticket? / I dunno, I'll need to see if I have money.
References
- boh in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Slovak
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *bogъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɔx/
Noun
boh m (genitive singular boha, nominative plural bohovia, genitive plural bohov, declension pattern of chlap)
- god
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | boh | bohovia |
genitive | boha | bohov |
dative | bohu, bohovi | bohom |
accusative | boha | bohov |
vocative | bože | bohovia |
locative | bohu, bohovi | bohoch |
instrumental | bohom | bohmi |
Derived terms
- Boh m
- bohyňa f
- božstvo n
- bôžik m
References
- boh in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk
Western Cham
Etymology
From Proto-Chamic *bɔh, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *buah, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *buah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buaq, from Proto-Austronesian *buaq. Cognate with Eastern Cham baoh.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɔh/
Noun
boh
- fruit (part of plant)
- fruit (food)
Classifier
boh
- Classifier for anything generally concretely big that has volume.
Zhuang
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *boːᴮ (“father”). Cognate with Thai พ่อ (pɔ̂ɔ), Northern Thai ᨻᩬᩴ᩵, Southern Thai ผอ, Lao ພໍ່ (phǭ), Lü ᦗᦸᧈ (poa¹), Shan ပေႃႈ (pāu), Aiton ပေႃ (pō), Ahom 𑜆𑜦𑜡 (pō) or 𑜆𑜨𑜦𑜡 (pwō), Bouyei boh, Saek ผ้อ.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /po˧/
- Tone numbers: bo6
- Hyphenation: boh
Noun
boh (Sawndip forms 𠇑 or 佈 or 扶 or 仆 or 卜 or 𭶺 or ⿱父坡, 1957–1982 spelling boƅ)
- father
- Synonyms: (dialectal) dez, (dialectal) baz, (dialectal) baq, (dialectal) dax