boks

Afrikaans

Etymology

Borrowed from English box.

Pronunciation

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Noun

boks (plural bokse, diminutive boksie)

1. box
2. (uncountable, sports) boxing

Verb

boks (present boks, present participle boksende, past participle geboks)

1. to box; to fight with the fists, usually with protective gloves
2. (colloquial) to strike; to punish; to hurt

   Kom hier uit voor ek jou boks!

   Get out of here before I hurt/punish you!

Crimean Tatar

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English box (“a blow with the fist”).

Noun

boks

1. box (both sports and a container)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English box.

Noun

boks

1. box, section

Declension

References

• Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎, Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English box.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔks/

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• Hyphenation: boks
• Rhymes: -ɔks
• Homophone: box

Noun

boks m (plural boksen, diminutive boksje n)

1. A box, a punching move.

Indonesian

Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:

boks

Wikipedia ^id

Etymology

From English box.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• Hyphenation: boks

Noun

boks (first-person possessive boksku, second-person possessive boksmu, third-person possessive boksnya)

1. box:

   Synonym: kotak

   1. a cuboid space; a cuboid container, often with a hinged lid.
   2. a cuboid container and its contents; as much as fills such a container.
2. (transport) box truck: a chassis cab truck with an enclosed cuboid-shaped cargo area.

Further reading

• “boks” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from English box.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔks/

Noun

boks m

1. (obsolete) black eye

Related terms

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From English box.

Noun

boks m (definite singular boksen, indefinite plural bokser, definite plural boksene)

1. a box
2. a can, or tin (UK)

Synonyms

• eske (box)

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

boks

1. imperative of bokse

References

• “boks” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From English box.

Noun

boks m (definite singular boksen, indefinite plural boksar, definite plural boksane)

1. a box
2. a can, or tin (UK)

Synonyms

• eske (box)

Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

boks

1. (rare, obsolete) past tense of byksa

References

• “boks” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

boks

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔks/

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• Rhymes: -ɔks
• Syllabification: boks

Etymology 1

Pseudo-anglicism, derived from boxing.

Noun

boks m inan

1. (boxing) boxing (the sport of boxing)

   Synonyms: bokserka, pięściarstwo

Declension

Derived terms

Related terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English box, from Middle English box, from Old English box, from Proto-West Germanic *buhsā, from Latin buxus, from Ancient Greek πυξίς (puxís). Doublet of puszka.

Noun

boks m inan

1. box (enclosure for animals)
2. cubicle (small separate part or one of the compartments of a room in an office)

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

• boks in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• boks in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from English boxing.

Noun

boks m (Cyrillic spelling бокс)

1. boxing (sport)

Swedish

Pronunciation

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Noun

boks

1. indefinite genitive singular of bok

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish بوقس (boks), from French boxe, from English box.

Noun

boks (definite accusative boksu, plural bokslar)

1. (sports) boxing

   Synonym: yumruk oyunu

Declension

Related terms

• boksör