bọ

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Vietnamese

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Etymology 1

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From a Sino-Tibetan language. Compare Proto-Loloish *bi/bo² (insect) (whence Yao'an Lolopo bber).

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  • (Southern Vietnam)

Noun

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(classifier con) bọ (, 𧌂, 𧏳, 𧐾).

  1. insect; bug
    Synonym: côn trùng
  2. (uncommon) maggot
    Synonym: giòi
    Near-synonyms: hua, tửa
  3. (Southern Vietnam) guinea pig
    Synonym: chuột lang
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Etymology 2

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From Proto-Vietic *bɔːʔ (father).

Noun

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bọ

  1. (North Central Vietnam) father; dad
    Synonyms: ba, bố, cậu, cha, thầy, tía

Yoruba

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bọ̀

  1. (intransitive) 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 eat
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  • Almost always preceded by the progressive maker 'ń'
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Etymology 2

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bọ̀

  1. (transitive) to boil
    ó bọ ẹranHe boiled the meat
  2. (intransitive) to become boiled
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  • 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 .
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Etymology 3

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bọ̀

  1. (transitive) to insert into
  2. to wear or put on something
    ó bọ ṣòkòtò rẹ̀He put on his pants
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  • bọ when followed by a direct object or noun
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Etymology 4

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bọ

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to sacrifice, to give an offering or sacrifice

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bọ́

  1. (intransitive) to fall, to drop, to slip off
  2. (intransitive) to escape
  3. to come loose
  4. (euphemistic) to lose one's life, to die
    ẹ̀míi rẹ̀ẹ́ bọ́She lost her life
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bọ̀

  1. to thatch
    Synonym: ṣẹ́
    Wọ́n ti bọlé yẹn tánThey've finished thatching that house
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  • bọ when followed by a direct object or noun