"Boii" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbɔɪ̯.aɪ̯/, /ˈbəʊ̯.i.aɪ̯/, /ˈbɔɪ̯.aɪ̯/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈbɔɪ̯.ʌɪ̯/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈbəʊ̯.iː-/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈbɔɪ̯.aɪ̯/ [Canada, General-American], /ˈboʊ̯.i-/ [Canada, General-American], /ˈboɪ̯.ɑe̯/ [Australia], /ˈbəʉ̯.iː-/ [Australia], /ˈboɪ̯.ɑe̯/ [New-Zealand], /ˈbɐʉ̯.iː-/ [New-Zealand], /ˈbɔɪ̯.aɪ̯/ [Scotland], /ˈbo.i-/ [Scotland], /ˈbɔ(ː)j.əj/ [India], /ˈbɔ(ː)j.ɑːj/ [India], /ˈboː.iː-/ [India]
enPR: boi′ī, bō′ē-ī Rhymes: -ɔɪaɪ, -əʊiaɪ Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws Proto-Celtic *bāusder. Latin Boiīlbor. English Boii Learned borrowing from Latin Boiī. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:lbor|la:Boiī|text=*|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws Proto-Celtic *bāusder. Latin Boiīlbor. English Boii [Appendix:Glossary#learned_borrowing|Learned borrowing]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "cattle", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*gʷṓws", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Celtic", "term" : "*bāus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "cel-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "Boiī", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "lbor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "Boii", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="Boii"> Learned borrowing from Latin Boiī. Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} Boii pl (plural only)
  1. (historical) A Gallic tribe of the later Iron Age. Tags: historical, plural, plural-only
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      "enpr": "boi′ī"
    },
    {
      "enpr": "bō′ē-ī"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈbɔɪ̯.aɪ̯/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbəʊ̯.i.aɪ̯/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɔɪ̯.aɪ̯/",
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɔɪ̯.ʌɪ̯/",
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbəʊ̯.iː-/",
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      "ipa": "/ˈboɪ̯.ɑe̯/",
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    {
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      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈbɔ(ː)j.ɑːj/",
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}
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    {
      "enpr": "boi′ī"
    },
    {
      "enpr": "bō′ē-ī"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɔɪ̯.aɪ̯/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbəʊ̯.i.aɪ̯/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɔɪ̯.aɪ̯/",
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɔɪ̯.ʌɪ̯/",
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbəʊ̯.iː-/",
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɔɪ̯.aɪ̯/",
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      ]
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈboɪ̯.ɑe̯/",
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        "Australia"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbəʉ̯.iː-/",
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        "Australia"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈboɪ̯.ɑe̯/",
      "tags": [
        "New-Zealand"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɐʉ̯.iː-/",
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɔɪ̯.aɪ̯/",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbo.i-/",
      "tags": [
        "Scotland"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɔ(ː)j.əj/",
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɔ(ː)j.ɑːj/",
      "tags": [
        "India"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈboː.iː-/",
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      "rhymes": "-ɔɪaɪ"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-əʊiaɪ"
    }
  ],
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}

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