"bom" meaning in Afrikaans

See bom in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /bɔm/ Audio: LL-Q14196 (afr)-Oesjaar-bom.wav Forms: bomme [plural], bommetjie [diminutive]
Etymology: From Dutch bom, from French bombe. Etymology templates: {{inh|af|nl|bom}} Dutch bom, {{der|af|fr|bombe}} French bombe Head templates: {{head|af|noun|||plural|bomme|||||diminutive|bommetjie|||||||f2accel-form=p|f2request=1|f5accel-form=diminutive|head=}} bom (plural bomme, diminutive bommetjie), {{af-noun|bomme|bommetjie}} bom (plural bomme, diminutive bommetjie)
  1. bomb, explosive
    Sense id: en-bom-af-noun-gyjVC0AK
  2. (figurative) bombshell (something sensational, amazing or controversial) Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-bom-af-noun-n85hFibS Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header: 11 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: atoombom, kernbom, tydbom
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
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      },
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    },
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        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "17": "",
        "18": "",
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        "4": "",
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        "8": "",
        "9": "",
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        ]
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      ],
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      ]
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    },
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    "Afrikaans lemmas",
    "Afrikaans nouns",
    "Afrikaans terms derived from Dutch",
    "Afrikaans terms derived from French",
    "Afrikaans terms inherited from Dutch",
    "Pages with 23 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
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      "word": "atoombom"
    },
    {
      "word": "kernbom"
    },
    {
      "word": "tydbom"
    }
  ],
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      },
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      },
      "expansion": "French bombe",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "bommetjie",
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      ]
    }
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        "8": "",
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          "explosive#English"
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      ]
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    },
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    }
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