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bobok.

to sleep

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈboboʔ/[ˈbo.bɔʔ]/ˈbobok/[ˈbo.bɔk̚]
  1. to sleep

    childish · intransitive
Where this word comes from

Possibly a clipping of nina bobo (“lullaby”)

verb/ˈboboʔ/[ˈbo.bɔʔ]/ˈbobok/[ˈbo.bɔk̚]
  1. to drill a wall, etc.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay bobok.

adj/ˈboboʔ/[ˈbo.bɔʔ]/ˈbobok/[ˈbo.bɔk̚]
  1. curved downwards.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Toba Batak [Term?].

noun/ˈboboʔ/[ˈbo.bɔʔ]/ˈbobok/[ˈbo.bɔk̚]
  1. bond, knot, tie.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Angkola Batak [Term?].

noun/ˈboboʔ/[ˈbo.bɔʔ]/ˈbobok/[ˈbo.bɔk̚]
  1. rotten wooden house.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Malay [Term?] (Riau Malay).

noun/ˈboboʔ/[ˈbo.bɔʔ]/ˈbobok/[ˈbo.bɔk̚]
  1. sleep

    childish · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Possibly a clipping of nina bobo (“lullaby”)

noun/ˈboboʔ/[ˈbo.bɔʔ]/ˈbobok/[ˈbo.bɔk̚]
  1. medicinal ointment

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Javanese ꦧꦺꦴꦧꦺꦴꦏ꧀ (bobok, “medicinal ointment”).

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