bobi

See also: bóbi

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

Derived from English booby or bubby. Compare Sranan Tongo bobi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbo.bi/

Noun

bobi (plural bobi dem, quantified bobi)

  1. (informal) breast
    Synonym: bres

Further reading

  • Larry Chang (2014) Biesik Jumiekan: Introduction to Jamaican Language, Chuu Wod, →ISBN, page 194

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English bubby.[1] Compare Jamaican Creole bobi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bobi/, [bʊ̞bi], [bɔ̝bi]

Noun

bobi

  1. breast, teat, udder (organ containing mammary glands)
    • 1990, Ismene Krishnadath, Lijnen van liefde [Lines of love]‎[2], 5th edition, Paramaribo: Publishing Services Suriname, published 2011, page 54:
      Datra feni wan kundu na en bobi. A taki kan de na takrusiki. Gitá musu fu go na Blanda fu du a oparasi.
      The doctor found a lump in her breast. He said it could be cancer. Gitá has to go to the Netherlands to have the operation.

Verb

bobi

  1. suckle, nurse

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Norval H.S. Smith (1987) The genesis of the Creole languages of Surinam (PhD)‎[1], Universiteit van Amsterdam, page 176
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