"boi" meaning in Swahili

See boi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-boi.flac [Kenya] Forms: maboi [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from English boy. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|sw|en|boy|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} English boy, {{bor+|sw|en|boy}} Borrowed from English boy Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} boi, {{sw-noun|ma}} boi (ma class, plural maboi)
  1. houseboy Tags: class-5, class-6
    Sense id: en-boi-sw-noun-DX~zmLLm Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for boi meaning in Swahili (1.4kB)

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Swahili dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-10 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (a644e18 and edd475d). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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