boei

See also: bōei

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch boei.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bui̯/

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Noun

boei (plural boeie, diminutive boeitjie)

1. 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)

1. buoy
2. 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

1. inflection of boeien:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative