bouxsai

Zhuang

Etymology

From boux- (“a person of a particular type”) +‎ sai (“male; man”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /pou˦˨ θaːi˨˦/
  • Tone numbers: bou4sai1
  • Hyphenation: boux‧sai

Noun

bouxsai (Sawndip form 俌𪟞, 1957–1982 spelling bouчsai)

  1. man; male
    Synonyms: (dialectal) vunzsai, (dialectal) dozsai
  2. husband (term of reference)
    Synonyms: goeng, gvan, (dialectal) vunzsai, (dialectal) dozsai
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