aboi

French

Etymology

From aboyer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.bwa/

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Noun

aboi m (plural abois)

1. (archaic) the bark of a dog

   Synonym: (modern) aboiement

Related terms

• aboyer
• aux abois

Further reading

• “aboi”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay aboi, from Chinese 阿伯 (ābó, “old man”, literally “paternal uncle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.boi̯/

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• Rhymes: -boi̯
• Hyphenation: a‧boi

Noun

aboi (plural aboi-aboi, first-person possessive aboiku, second-person possessive aboimu, third-person possessive aboinya)

1. Chinese leader
   1. the leader of Chinese settlement

Further reading

• “aboi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Southwestern Dinka

Noun

aboi

1. eunuch
2. coward

References

• Dinka-English Dictionary‎^[1], 2005