bocah

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Indonesian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Malay bocah borrowing Javanese ꦧꦺꦴꦕꦃ (bocah), from Old Javanese boñcah.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈbot͡ʃah]
  • Hyphenation: bo‧cah

Noun[edit]

bocah (first-person possessive bocahku, second-person possessive bocahmu, third-person possessive bocahnya)

  1. child; kid

Adjective[edit]

bocah

  1. immature, childish

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Further reading[edit]

Javanese[edit]

Romanization[edit]

bocah

  1. Romanization of ꦧꦺꦴꦕꦃ

Malay[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Javanese ꦧꦺꦴꦕꦃ (bocah), from Old Javanese boñcah.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

bocah (Jawi spelling بوچه, plural bocah-bocah, informal 1st possessive bocahku, 2nd possessive bocahmu, 3rd possessive bocahnya)

  1. child; kid
    Synonyms: anak, budak

References[edit]

  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “بوچه bochah”, in A Malay-English dictionary[1], Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 127
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “bochah”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised)[2], volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 147

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