bosing
Central Dusun
editNoun
editbosing
- (Kadazandusun) squirrel
Kimaragang
editNoun
editbosing
- squirrel (rodent)
Tagalog
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom bos + -ing, diminutive rendering of Tagalog bos, borrowed from English boss.
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈbosiŋ/ [ˈboː.sɪŋ]
- Rhymes: -osiŋ
- Syllabification: bo‧sing
Noun
editbosing (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜐᜒᜅ᜔)
- (colloquial, informal) boss; chief; head
- (colloquial, informal) a male term of address
Further reading
edit- “boss”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Categories:
- Central Dusun lemmas
- Central Dusun nouns
- Kimaragang lemmas
- Kimaragang nouns
- kqr:Mammals
- kqr:Rodents
- Tagalog terms suffixed with -ing
- Tagalog terms derived from English
- Tagalog 2-syllable words
- Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Tagalog/osiŋ
- Rhymes:Tagalog/osiŋ/2 syllables
- Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation
- Tagalog lemmas
- Tagalog nouns
- Tagalog terms with Baybayin script
- Tagalog colloquialisms
- Tagalog informal terms