bocah

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Betawi

Etymology

From Javanese bocah, from Old Javanese boñcah.

Noun

bocah

  1. (Ora) child; kid

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: bo‧cah

Noun

bocah (plural bocah-bocah)

  1. child; kid

Adjective

bocah

  1. immature, childish

Derived terms

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

bocah

  1. Romanization of ꦧꦺꦴꦕꦃ

Malay

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

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

  1. child; kid
    Synonyms: anak, budak

References

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

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