"boozhoo" meaning in Ojibwe

See boozhoo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /boːˈʒoː/, [buːˈʒuː]
Etymology: Cognate with Ottawa boozhoo, Potawatomi bozho, Menominee posoh. Possibly from French bonjour or a clipping of Nanaboozhoo/ Wanaboozhoo. Etymology templates: {{cog|otw|boozhoo}} Ottawa boozhoo, {{cog|pot|bozho}} Potawatomi bozho, {{cog|mez|posoh}} Menominee posoh, {{bor|oj|fr|bonjour}} French bonjour, {{clipping|oj|Nanaboozhoo|nocap=1}} clipping of Nanaboozhoo, {{clipping|oj|Wanaboozhoo|notext=1}} Wanaboozhoo Head templates: {{head|oj|interjections}} boozhoo
  1. welcome!, greetings!, hello!, hi! Synonyms: aaniin
    Sense id: en-boozhoo-oj-intj-h4uSgNiZ Categories (other): Ojibwe greetings, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ojibwe greetings: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 70 30
  2. (rare) bye!, goodbye! Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-boozhoo-oj-intj-CXMr7N7U Categories (other): Ojibwe entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Ojibwe entries with incorrect language header: 33 67
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "otw",
        "2": "boozhoo"
      },
      "expansion": "Ottawa boozhoo",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pot",
        "2": "bozho"
      },
      "expansion": "Potawatomi bozho",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mez",
        "2": "posoh"
      },
      "expansion": "Menominee posoh",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "oj",
        "2": "fr",
        "3": "bonjour"
      },
      "expansion": "French bonjour",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "oj",
        "2": "Nanaboozhoo",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "clipping of Nanaboozhoo",
      "name": "clipping"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "oj",
        "2": "Wanaboozhoo",
        "notext": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "Wanaboozhoo",
      "name": "clipping"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognate with Ottawa boozhoo, Potawatomi bozho, Menominee posoh.\nPossibly from French bonjour or a clipping of Nanaboozhoo/ Wanaboozhoo.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "oj",
        "2": "interjections"
      },
      "expansion": "boozhoo",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ojibwe",
  "lang_code": "oj",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "82 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ojibwe greetings",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "71 29",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "70 30",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "welcome!, greetings!, hello!, hi!"
      ],
      "id": "en-boozhoo-oj-intj-h4uSgNiZ",
      "links": [
        [
          "welcome",
          "welcome"
        ],
        [
          "greetings",
          "greetings"
        ],
        [
          "hello",
          "hello"
        ],
        [
          "hi",
          "hi"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "aaniin"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "33 67",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ojibwe entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bye!, goodbye!"
      ],
      "id": "en-boozhoo-oj-intj-CXMr7N7U",
      "links": [
        [
          "bye",
          "bye"
        ],
        [
          "goodbye",
          "goodbye"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) bye!, goodbye!"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/boːˈʒoː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[buːˈʒuː]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "boozhoo"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Ojibwe clippings",
    "Ojibwe entries with incorrect language header",
    "Ojibwe greetings",
    "Ojibwe interjections",
    "Ojibwe lemmas",
    "Ojibwe terms borrowed from French",
    "Ojibwe terms derived from French",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "otw",
        "2": "boozhoo"
      },
      "expansion": "Ottawa boozhoo",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pot",
        "2": "bozho"
      },
      "expansion": "Potawatomi bozho",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mez",
        "2": "posoh"
      },
      "expansion": "Menominee posoh",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "oj",
        "2": "fr",
        "3": "bonjour"
      },
      "expansion": "French bonjour",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "oj",
        "2": "Nanaboozhoo",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "clipping of Nanaboozhoo",
      "name": "clipping"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "oj",
        "2": "Wanaboozhoo",
        "notext": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "Wanaboozhoo",
      "name": "clipping"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognate with Ottawa boozhoo, Potawatomi bozho, Menominee posoh.\nPossibly from French bonjour or a clipping of Nanaboozhoo/ Wanaboozhoo.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "oj",
        "2": "interjections"
      },
      "expansion": "boozhoo",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ojibwe",
  "lang_code": "oj",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "welcome!, greetings!, hello!, hi!"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "welcome",
          "welcome"
        ],
        [
          "greetings",
          "greetings"
        ],
        [
          "hello",
          "hello"
        ],
        [
          "hi",
          "hi"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "aaniin"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Ojibwe terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bye!, goodbye!"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bye",
          "bye"
        ],
        [
          "goodbye",
          "goodbye"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) bye!, goodbye!"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/boːˈʒoː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[buːˈʒuː]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "boozhoo"
}

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