"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: From English boy. Etymology templates: {{bor|cy|en|boy}} 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 Categories (topical): People Synonyms: bachan
    Sense id: en-boi-cy-noun-OWjtSZnU Disambiguation of People: 51 49 Categories (other): South Wales Welsh
  2. (colloquial, used in the vocative) A term of address for a male. mate, dude, man Tags: colloquial, masculine Categories (topical): Male, People Synonyms: achan, mêt
    Sense id: en-boi-cy-noun-H8Iz2IQu Disambiguation of Male: 10 90 Disambiguation of People: 51 49 Categories (other): Welsh entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 9 91
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  "etymology_text": "From English boy.",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "bois",
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    {
      "form": "foi",
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      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "moi",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
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        [
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        [
          "bloke",
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        ],
        [
          "chap",
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        ],
        [
          "dude",
          "dude"
        ],
        [
          "fella",
          "fella"
        ]
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        "colloquial",
        "masculine"
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            "Biology",
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            "Sociology",
            "Sciences",
            "Social sciences",
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        ],
        [
          "dude",
          "dude"
        ],
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          "man",
          "man"
        ]
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        "(colloquial, used in the vocative) A term of address for a male. mate, dude, man"
      ],
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      ],
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        {
          "word": "achan"
        },
        {
          "word": "mêt"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bɔi̯/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔi̯"
    }
  ],
  "word": "boi"
}
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    "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
    "Welsh lemmas",
    "Welsh masculine nouns",
    "Welsh nouns",
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    "Welsh terms derived from English",
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      "tags": [
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    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
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      "form": "boi",
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    {
      "form": "foi",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "moi",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
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  "pos": "noun",
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      ],
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      ],
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        {
          "word": "bachan"
        }
      ],
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        "South-Wales",
        "colloquial",
        "masculine"
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        "Welsh colloquialisms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
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      ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
        [
          "dude",
          "dude"
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          "man"
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      "ipa": "/bɔi̯/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔi̯"
    }
  ],
  "word": "boi"
}

Download raw JSONL data for boi meaning in Welsh (2.0kB)

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