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boba
English
Etymology
From the pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese ?? (b?bà), from Cantonese ?? (bo1 baa3, “breast[s], tapioca pearl[s]”), from ? (bo1) transcribing English ball and ? (baa3, “chief, top”).
Noun
boba (countable and uncountable, plural bobas)
- Synonym of tapioca pearl.
- Short for boba tea.
References
- “boba, n.”, in OED Online ?, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2018
Anagrams
- abob, boab
Gagauz
Noun
boba
- father
Indonesian
Etymology
From the pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese ?? (b?bà), from Cantonese ?? (bo1 baa3, “breast[s], tapioca pearl[s]”), from ? (bo1) transcribing English ball and ? (baa3, “chief, top”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?boba]
- Hyphenation: bo?ba
Noun
boba (plural boba-boba, first-person possessive bobaku, second-person possessive bobamu, third-person possessive bobanya)
- (cooking) boba
- tapioca pearl.
- boba tea.
Further reading
- “boba” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Lithuanian
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *b???b??. Cognate with Proto-Slavic *baba (“old woman”).
Noun
bóba f stress pattern 1
- old woman
- woman
- wife
References
- Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, ?ISBN, page 32
- “boba” in Lietuvi? kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomen? baz?
Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?b?ba]
Noun
boba
- genitive singular of bob
- nominative dual of bob
- accusative dual of bob
Portuguese
Adjective
boba
- feminine singular of bobo
Serbo-Croatian
Noun
boba (Cyrillic spelling ????)
- genitive singular of bob
Spanish
Adjective
boba
- feminine singular of bobo
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boma
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Swahili boma (“enclosure, fortified outpost”).
Noun
boma (countable and uncountable, plural bomas) (East Africa)
- An enclosure usually made of thorn bushes, and latterly of steel fencing, for protection from marauders.
- 2004, J H Patterson, The Man Eaters of Tsavo and Other East African Adventures, Kessinger Publishing, page 17,
- Orders had been given for the entrance to the boma to be blocked up, and accordingly we listened in the expectation of hearing the lion force his way through the bushes with his prey. As a matter of fact the doorway had not been closed and while we were wondering what the lion could be doing inside the boma for so long, he was outside reconnoitering our position.
- 1993, Cordelia Dykes Owens, The Eye of the Elephant, Houghton Mifflin Books, ?ISBN, page 91,
- Carrying the hot water kettle, Mark follows the footpath through the dark camp to the boma. Surrounded by tall grass the boma is a three-sided structure of sticks and reeds standing at the edge of Marula Puku.
- 2003, Rosie Woodroffe, Simon Thirgood, Alan and Rabinowitz, People and Wildlife, Conflict Or Co-existence?, Cambridge University Press, page 298,
- Recent replacement of rolled mesh with bomas made of portable, flexible reinforced mesh panels have nearly eliminated predation.
- 2004, J H Patterson, The Man Eaters of Tsavo and Other East African Adventures, Kessinger Publishing, page 17,
- A stockade made of bushes and thorns.
- 2003, Harold Brookfield, Helen Parsons, and Muriel Brookfield, Agrodiversity, United Nations University Press, page 108,
- the area has three main groups. The Wamasi and Waarushaare still settled on the boma system where the clan settle in one cluster called a boma comprised of several houses enclosed in a fence leaving the centre open for keeping livestock.
- 2003, Harold Brookfield, Helen Parsons, and Muriel Brookfield, Agrodiversity, United Nations University Press, page 108,
- A hide.
- 1922, Mary Hastings Bradley, On the Gorilla trail, quoted in Mary Zeiss Strange (editor), Heart Shots: Women write about hunting, Stackpole Books, page 182,
- You try to arrange the scene so the moonlight will be on the bait with a clear background against which the lion will show up. You pile as much fresh brush as you can on your thicket or boma, as the hiding place is called, for the lion can see as well by day as by night.
- 1922, Mary Hastings Bradley, On the Gorilla trail, quoted in Mary Zeiss Strange (editor), Heart Shots: Women write about hunting, Stackpole Books, page 182,
- A hut.
- 2004, Jacyee Aniagolu-Johnson, Mikela, iUniverse, page 3,
- The exotic beauty of our Masaailand is a marvel to our creator, she thought as she stepped back into her boma, a typical Masaai hut built with grass, dry sticks and twigs and covered with cow dung for insulation.
- 2004, Jacyee Aniagolu-Johnson, Mikela, iUniverse, page 3,
- A military or police post or magistracy.
- 5 February 2004, Zambia: Muyumbwe Boma Needs Police Post (allAfrica.com):
- GWEMBE district police officer-in-charge Adams Gondwe has appealed to Government to put up a police post in Muyumbwe boma to replace one that was washed away by floods last year.
- 5 February 2004, Zambia: Muyumbwe Boma Needs Police Post (allAfrica.com):
- A type of fertilizer rich in animal dung.
- Soil fertility regeneration in Kenya (PDF):
- The cattle are usually corralled overnight which enables farmers to collect farmyard or boma manure.
- Soil fertility regeneration in Kenya (PDF):
- (uncountable) A method of composting.
- 2001, HDRA - the organic organisation, Composting in the Tropics II, page 16 (PDF):
- The Boma method is used on farms where there are animals (cows, sheep, goats, rabbits, chickens), which are kept in enclosures where droppings are concentrated.
- 2001, HDRA - the organic organisation, Composting in the Tropics II, page 16 (PDF):
See also
- kraal
Anagrams
- MOAB, MOBA, Mabo, Moab, ambo, moAb
Chichewa
Etymology
Borrowed from Swahili boma (“enclosure, military or police outpost”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??o.ma/
Noun
boma 5 (plural maboma 6)
- government
- government office or building, or zone where such buildings are located
- one of the districts of Malawi
Irish
Noun
boma m sg
- genitive singular of boim
Mutation
Further reading
- "boma" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
Italian
Etymology
From French bôme, from Dutch boom.
Noun
boma m (plural bomi)
- (nautical) boom
Anagrams
- ambo
Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?b?ma/
Noun
boma
- inflection of bom:
- genitive singular
- nominative/accusative dual
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From English bomb.
Noun
boma m (genitive singular boma, plural bomaichean)
- bomb (explosive)
Derived terms
- boma atamach (“atomic bomb”)
Further reading
- “boma” in Edward Dwelly, Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic–English Dictionary, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, 1911, ?ISBN.
Slavomolisano
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian bomba.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bôm?/
Noun
boma f
- bomb
- 2010, Luigi Peca, “La guerre à Acquaviva”:
- 2010, Luigi Peca, “La guerre à Acquaviva”:
Declension
References
- Breu, W., Mader Skender, M. B. & Piccoli, G. 2013. Oral texts in Molise Slavic (Italy): Acquaviva Collecroce. In Adamou, E., Breu, W., Drettas, G. & Scholze, L. (eds.). 2013. EuroSlav2010: Elektronische Datenbank bedrohter slavischer Varietäten in nichtslavophonen Ländern Europas – Base de données électronique de variétés slaves menacées dans des pays européens non slavophones. Konstanz: Universität / Paris: Lacito (Internet Publication).
Swahili
Etymology
Of uncertain origin, though almost certainly not from an acronym of "British Overseas Military Attachment", which is a folk etymology.
Pronunciation
Noun
boma (ma class, plural maboma)
- enclosure for cattle, kraal
- fortified encampment or settlement
- fortified military or police outpost, fort or fortress
Descendants
- ? English: boma
Zia
Noun
boma
- knee
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