Betawi

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Etymology

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From Javanese bocah, from Old Javanese boñcah.

Noun

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bocah

  1. (Ora) child; kid

Indonesian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈbot͡ʃah]
  • Hyphenation: bo‧cah

Noun

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bocah (first-person possessive bocahku, second-person possessive bocahmu, third-person possessive bocahnya)

  1. child; kid

Adjective

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bocah

  1. immature, childish

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Javanese

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Romanization

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bocah

  1. Romanization of ꦧꦺꦴꦕꦃ

Malay

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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

  1. child; kid
    Synonyms: anak, budak

References

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  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “بوچه bochah”, in A Malay-English dictionary[1], Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 127
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “bochah”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised)[2], volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 147

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