From aboyer.

• IPA^(key): /a.bwa/

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aboi m (plural abois)

1. (archaic) the bark of a dog

   Synonym: (modern) aboiement

• aboyer
• aux abois

• “aboi”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Inherited from Malay aboi, from Chinese 阿伯 (ābó, “old man”, literally “paternal uncle”).

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈaboi̯/ [ˈa.boi̯]

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• Rhymes: -aboi̯
• Syllabification: a‧boi

aboi (plural aboi-aboi)

1. a Chinese leader; specifically, the leader of a Chinese settlement

• “aboi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

From Chinese 阿伯 (ābó, “old man”, literally “paternal uncle”).

• IPA^(key): [a.boi̯]

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• Rhymes: -boi̯, -oi̯
• Hyphenation: a‧boi

aboi (Jawi spelling ابوي, plural aboi-aboi)

1. A form of address to a Chinese leader.

• Indonesian: aboi

• “aboi” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Borrowed from Chinese 阿伯 (ābó, “old man”, literally “paternal uncle”).

aboi

1. Chinese leader

aboi

1. eunuch
2. coward

• Dinka-English Dictionary‎^[1], 2005