bọbọ in Yoruba

IPA: /bɔ̀.bɔ́/ Forms: bọ̀bọ́ [canonical] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Nigerian Pidgin bobo. Etymology templates: {{bor|yo|pcm|bobo}} Nigerian Pidgin bobo Head templates: {{head|yo|noun|head=bọ̀bọ́|head2=}} bọ̀bọ́, {{yo-pos|noun|bọ̀bọ́|}} bọ̀bọ́, {{yo-noun|bọ̀bọ́}} bọ̀bọ́

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{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "pcm",
        "3": "bobo"
      },
      "expansion": "Nigerian Pidgin bobo",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Nigerian Pidgin bobo.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bọ̀bọ́",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "noun",
        "head": "bọ̀bọ́",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "bọ̀bọ́",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "noun",
        "2": "bọ̀bọ́",
        "3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "bọ̀bọ́",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bọ̀bọ́"
      },
      "expansion": "bọ̀bọ́",
      "name": "yo-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "yo",
          "name": "People",
          "orig": "yo:People",
          "parents": [
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "coordinate_terms": [
        {
          "english": "young woman",
          "word": "sisí"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "young man; bros; brother (term of affection for a young man)"
      ],
      "id": "en-bọbọ-yo-noun-R4QxBOph",
      "links": [
        [
          "young man",
          "young man"
        ],
        [
          "bros",
          "bros"
        ],
        [
          "brother",
          "brother"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bɔ̀.bɔ́/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bọbọ"
}

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{
  "coordinate_terms": [
    {
      "english": "young woman",
      "word": "sisí"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "pcm",
        "3": "bobo"
      },
      "expansion": "Nigerian Pidgin bobo",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Nigerian Pidgin bobo.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bọ̀bọ́",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "noun",
        "head": "bọ̀bọ́",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "bọ̀bọ́",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "noun",
        "2": "bọ̀bọ́",
        "3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "bọ̀bọ́",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bọ̀bọ́"
      },
      "expansion": "bọ̀bọ́",
      "name": "yo-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
        "Yoruba lemmas",
        "Yoruba nouns",
        "Yoruba terms borrowed from Nigerian Pidgin",
        "Yoruba terms derived from Nigerian Pidgin",
        "Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "yo:People"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "young man; bros; brother (term of affection for a young man)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "young man",
          "young man"
        ],
        [
          "bros",
          "bros"
        ],
        [
          "brother",
          "brother"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bɔ̀.bɔ́/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bọbọ"
}

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"bọbọ" meaning in Yoruba

Noun