Boo
See also: Appendix:Variations of "boo"
Translingual
Alternative forms
- Boo.
Proper noun
Boo
- (astronomy) IAU-designated abbreviation of Latin Boötis (the genitive form of the constellation Boötes), as used in a star's Bayer designation
English
Etymology 1
Proper noun
Boo (countable and uncountable, plural Boos)
Translations
locality in Sweden
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Etymology 2
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Proper noun
Boo
- (linguistics) The Boko language.
Etymology 3
From Malay Boo, from Min Nan 巫 ( Chinese 巫 ). Transliteration of Min Nan 巫.
Alternative forms
Proper noun
Boo (plural Boos)
- A surname from Chinese
Etymology 4
From Korean 부 (bu), from Korean 夫, from Chinese 夫. Transliteration of Korean 부 (bu).
Alternative forms
Proper noun
Boo (plural Boos)
- A surname from Korean
Etymology 5
Etymology tree
Dutch de Boobor.
English Boo
Borrowed from Dutch de Boo.
Alternative forms
- de Boo, De Boo, deBoo, DeBoo, Deboo
Proper noun
Boo (plural Boos)
- A surname from Dutch
See also
Anagrams
Galician
Etymology
From boo (“good”), from Old Galician-Portuguese bõo, from Latin bonus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbo/, /ˈboː/
Proper noun
Boo ?
- a surname
References
- “Boo” in Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo / Xulio Sousa Fernández (dirs.): Cartografía dos apelidos de Galicia. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Swedish
Etymology
First attested as Boo in 1538. From Old Swedish bō (“farm”).
Proper noun
Boo n (genitive Boos)
Tagalog
Etymology
From buo (“whole”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈboʔo/ [ˈboː.ʔo]
- Rhymes: -oʔo
- Syllabification: Bo‧o
Proper noun
Boo (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜂ)