boyi

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Hausa[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English boy.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /bòː.jí/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [bòː.jɪ́]

Noun[edit]

bṑyi m (plural bṑyi-bṑyi, possessed form bṑyin)

  1. houseboy, male domestic servant