bousán

Galician edit

Etymology edit

Unknown. Either from Proto-Germanic *bausuz (“bad, arrogant; worthless”) or from an expressive origin,^[1] and the suffix, of Germanic origin, -án.^[2]

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /bowˈsaŋ/, /bɔwˈsaŋ/

Adjective edit

bousán (feminine bousana, masculine plural bousáns, feminine plural bousanas)

worthless, useless; dimwitted

Noun edit

bousán m (plural bousáns, feminine bousana, feminine plural bousanas)

dimwit; a worthless person or animal
Este can é un bousán: non me sabe levar as vacas.
This dog is a dimwitt: he don't even know how to guide the cows.

References edit

“bousan” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
“bausán” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.

^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “bausán”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “haragán”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

[1] Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “bausán”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

[2] Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “haragán”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

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