bói
See also: Appendix:Variations of "boi"
Portuguese
Noun
bói m (plural bóis)
- 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˨˩˦]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɓɔj˦˥]
Verb
bói (𧴤, 貝)
- to tell fortunes, to divine, to take an augury
Derived terms
Derived terms
- bói cá
- bói toán
- coi bói
- thầy bói
- xem bói