boch

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Cimbrian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German woche, from Old High German wohha, an alteration of wehha, from Proto-Germanic *wikǭ (sequence; week). Cognate with German Woche, Dutch week, English week, Icelandic vika.

Noun[edit]

boch f (plural bochan)

  1. (Luserna) week

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Mòcheno[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German woche, from Old High German wohha, an alteration of wehha, from Proto-West Germanic *wikā (week), from Proto-Germanic *wikǭ (sequence; week). Cognate with German Woche, English week.

Noun[edit]

boch f

  1. week

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Tzotzil[edit]

boch
boch

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Zinacantán) IPA(key): [ɓɔt͡ɕʰ]

Noun[edit]

boch

  1. calabash tree (Crescentia cujete)
  2. container made of a fruit of the above plant

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Welsh[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Brythonic *box, from Latin bucca (cheek). Cognate with Cornish bogh (cheek), Breton boc'h (cheek), Scottish Gaelic bòc (surge, swell).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

boch f (plural bochau)

  1. cheek, jaw

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Mutation[edit]

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
boch foch moch unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References[edit]

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “boch”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies