aboi in Malay

IPA: [a.boi̯] Audio: LL-Q9237 (msa)-GinormousBuildings-aboi.wav

[Malaysia] Forms: ابوي [Jawi], aboi-aboi [plural], aboi² [plural] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Rhymes: -boi̯, -oi̯ Etymology: From Chinese 阿伯 (ābó, “old man”, literally “paternal uncle”). Etymology templates: {{bor|ms|zh|-}} Chinese, {{zh-l|阿伯|lit=paternal uncle|t=old man}} 阿伯 (ābó, “old man”, literally “paternal uncle”) Head templates: {{ms-noun|j=ابوي}} aboi (Jawi spelling ابوي, plural aboi-aboi or aboi²)

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    }
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      ]
    },
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        "boi"
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        }
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      "rhymes": "-boi̯"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-oi̯"
    }
  ],
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}

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    "Pages with entries",
    "Southwestern Dinka entries with incorrect language header",
    "Southwestern Dinka lemmas",
    "Southwestern Dinka nouns"
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      },
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "ابوي",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aboi-aboi",
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      ]
    },
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        "Pages with 5 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:Malay/boi̯",
        "Rhymes:Malay/oi̯",
        "Rhymes:Malay/oi̯/2 syllables"
      ],
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      ],
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      "ipa": "[a.boi̯]"
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-boi̯"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-oi̯"
    }
  ],
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}

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"aboi" meaning in Malay

Noun