"boi" meaning in Welsh

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Noun

IPA: /bɔi̯/ Forms: bois [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], boi [error-unrecognized-form], foi [soft], moi [error-unrecognized-form]
Rhymes: -ɔi̯ Etymology: Borrowed from English boy. Etymology templates: {{bor+|cy|en|boy}} Borrowed from English boy Head templates: {{cy-noun|m|bois}} boi m (plural bois) Inflection templates: {{cy-mut}}
  1. (South Wales, colloquial) guy, lad, bloke, chap, dude, fella Tags: South-Wales, colloquial, masculine Synonyms: bachan
    Sense id: en-boi-cy-noun-OWjtSZnU Categories (other): South Wales Welsh, Welsh entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 59 41
  2. (colloquial, used in the vocative) A term of address for a male. mate, dude, man Tags: colloquial, masculine Synonyms: achan, mêt
    Sense id: en-boi-cy-noun-H8Iz2IQu Categories (other): Welsh entries with incorrect language header, Male Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 59 41 Disambiguation of Male: 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bois bach (english: good heavens!), fel y boi (english: good as new), dyna'r boi (english: that's it!), tipyn o foi (english: quite a guy)
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0
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      "translation": "good heavens!",
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    {
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      "english": "that's it!",
      "translation": "that's it!",
      "word": "dyna'r boi"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "quite a guy",
      "translation": "quite a guy",
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    },
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      "form": "moi",
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    },
    {
      "english": "that's it!",
      "translation": "that's it!",
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      "form": "moi",
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    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔi̯"
    }
  ],
  "word": "boi"
}

Download raw JSONL data for boi meaning in Welsh (2.4kB)

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