bouxsai

Zhuang

Etymology

From boux- (“a person of a particular type”) +‎ sai (“male; man”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /pou˦˨.θaːi˨˦/
• Tone numbers: bou⁴sai¹
• Hyphenation: boux‧sai

Noun

bouxsai (Sawndip form 俌𪟞, 1957–1982 spelling bouчsai)

1. man; male

   Synonyms: (dialectal) vunzsai, (dialectal) dozsai

2. husband (term of reference)

   Synonyms: goeng, gvan, (dialectal) vunzsai, (dialectal) dozsai