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boy

Pronunciation: /ˈboj/

“boy” is a Tagalog word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

  1. boy (young male)
  2. errand boy, houseboy; boy doing a menial job (usually young)

Etymology

Borrowed from English boy, from Middle English boye, from Old English *bōia, from Proto-West Germanic *bōjō, from Proto-Germanic *bō-, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰā-.

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