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Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *bojь.
Pronunciation
Noun
бой • (boj) m (relational adjective бо́ен)
- beating, thrashing, drubbing, whopping, whipping, flogging, leathering, knock-about, set-to, fight, punch-up, caning, spanking
- battle, fight, combat, action, engagement, ruck, struggle
- height, stature
Declension
Russian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bojь, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰoyh₂ós, from *bʰeyh₂- (“to strike, hew”). Cognate with бить (bitʹ, “to beat”), with typical Indo-European nominal o-ablaut.
Noun
бой • (boj) m inan (genitive бо́я, nominative plural бои́, genitive plural боёв, relational adjective боево́й)
- beating, breakage
- battle, combat, engagement
- рукопа́шный бой ― rukopášnyj boj ― hand-to-hand fight(ing)/combat
- fight, fighting, struggle
- striking (of a clock)
Declension
Synonyms
Related terms
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English boy.
Noun
бой • (boj) m anim (genitive бо́я, nominative plural бо́и, genitive plural бо́ев)
- (archaic) boy (servant)
1916, P. D. Ouspensky, Разговоры с дьяволом:Сначало старший бой принёс горячий, рассыпчатый, душистый рис. Лесли положил на тарелку порядочную порцию. Потом другой бой принёс два блюда с судочками с разными соусами- соус из раковых шеек, соус из рыбы, соус из яиц с томатом, соус из кусочков рублённого мяса, очень противный желтый соус из корня кёрри и соус из какой-то зелени вроде стручков.- Snačalo staršij boj prinjós gorjačij, rassypčatyj, dušistyj ris. Lesli položil na tarelku porjadočnuju porciju. Potom drugoj boj prinjós dva bljuda s sudočkami s raznymi sousami- sous iz rakovyx šejek, sous iz ryby, sous iz jaic s tomatom, sous iz kusočkov rubljónnovo mjasa, očenʹ protivnyj želtyj sous iz kornja kjórri i sous iz kakoj-to zeleni vrode stručkov.
- At first the old boy brought hot, crumbly, fragrant rice. Leslie put a decent portion on the plate. Then another boy brought two dishes with cruets with different sauces- a crawfish tail sauce, a fish sauce, a sauce of eggs with tomato, a sauce of pieces of diced meat, a very revolting yellow sauce of curry root and a sauce of some kind of green, like husks.
Declension
Southern Altai
Etymology
Compare to Kyrgyz бой (boy, “growth”)
Noun
бой • (boy)
- growth
References
N. A. Baskakov, Toščakova N.A, editor (1947), “бой”, in Ojrotsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Oyrot-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: M.: OGIZ, →ISBN