boei

See also: bōei

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch boei.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bui̯/
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Noun

boei (plural boeie, diminutive boeitjie)

buoy

Dutch

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bui̯/, [bui̯]
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Hyphenation: boei
Rhymes: -ui̯

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch boeye, from Old French boie (“fetter, chain, clog”), from Latin boia (“(leather) collar, band, fetter”).

Noun

boei f (plural boeien, diminutive boeitje n)

buoy
shackle

Derived terms

ankerboei
halsboei
handboei
meerboei
ontboeien
reddingsboei
scheepsboei
voetboei

Descendants

Afrikaans: boei
Negerhollands: boei
→ Indonesian: bui (“prison”)
- → Petjo: boei, boewi
→ Papiamentu: bui, boei
→ Sranan Tongo: bui
- → Aukan: bui

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

boei

inflection of boeien:
1. first-person singular present indicative
2. imperative

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