Luxembourgish

Noun

Bou m ‎(plural Béi)

1. curve, arc
2. arch
3. bow (weapon)
4. bow (for a violin, etc.)
5. sheet (of paper)

Synonyms

• (sheet of paper): Blat

Afrikaans

Verb

bou ‎(present bou, present participle bouende, past participle gebou)

1. build

Derived terms

• bouer
• gebou

Aromanian

Etymology

From Latin bōs, bovem. Compare Daco-Romanian bou.

Noun

bou m

1. ox

See also

• tavru
• vacã

Catalan

Etymology

From Old Provençal bou, from Latin bōs, bovem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔw/

Noun

bou m ‎(plural bous)

1. ox

French

Etymology

From Mandarin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bu/

Noun

bou m ‎(plural bous)

1. type of Chinese tea

Japanese

Romanization

bou

1. rōmaji reading of ぼう

Old Provençal

Alternative forms

• bueu

Etymology

From Latin bōs, bovem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔw/

Noun

bou m ‎(oblique plural bous, nominative singular bous, nominative plural bou)

1. ox

Descendants

• Catalan: bou
• Occitan: buòu

Romanian

Etymology

From Latin bōs, bovem, possibly through a popular root *bovum. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws.

Noun

bou m ‎(plural boi)

1. ox
2. (slang) idiot

Declension

Synonyms

• (idiot): idiot, tâmpit, prost

Related terms

• boar

See also

• vacă
• taur
• vițel

Scots

Etymology 1

From Old Norse bú ‎(“farming, a farm, farm stock”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [buː]
• (Southern Scots) IPA^(key): [bʌu]

Noun

bou ‎(plural bous)

1. (agriculture) stock or herd of cattle; farmhouse, village

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse bógr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [buː]
• (Southern Scots) IPA^(key): [bʌu]
• (North Northern Scots) IPA^(key): [puː]

Noun

bou ‎(plural bous)

1. (nautical) bow

Etymology 3

From Old English boga, from Proto-Germanic *bugô.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [buː]
• (Southern Scots) IPA^(key): [bʌu]
• (North Northern Scots) IPA^(key): [puː]

Verb

bou ‎(third-person singular present bous, present participle bouin, past boued, past participle boued)

1. to bow, bend

Derived terms

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [buː]

Noun

bou ‎(plural bous)

1. louse

Alternative forms

• bo

Etymology 5

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [buː]

Noun

bou ‎(plural bous)

1. Alternative form of bo