boea

Marshallese

Etymology

Borrowed from English boy, from Middle English boy, boye (“servant, commoner, knave, boy”), from Old English *bōia (“boy”), from Proto-Germanic *bōjô (“younger brother, young male relation”), from Proto-Germanic *bō- (“brother, close male relation”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰā-, *bʰāt- (“father, elder brother, brother”). Doublet of buwae and kaubowe.

Pronunciation
  • (phonetic) IPA(key): [pˠɔːɛ̯ɑ]
  • (phonemic) IPA(key): /pˠɛwjæɰ/
  • Bender phonemes: {bewyah}

Noun

boea

  1. an adolescent
  2. a youngster
  3. a kid
  4. a delinquent
  5. a rascal

References
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