bom

== Translingual == === Etymology === Abbreviation of English Berom. === Symbol === bom (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Berom. === See also === Wiktionary’s coverage of Berom terms == Abinomn == === Noun === bom earth == Afrikaans == === Etymology === From Dutch bom, from French bombe. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɔm/ === Noun === bom (plural bomme, diminutive bommetjie) bomb, explosive (figurative) bombshell (something sensational, amazing or controversial) ==== Derived terms ==== atoombom kernbom tydbom == Danish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle Low German bōm (“tree”), from Proto-Germanic *baumaz, *bagmaz, compare German Baum and English beam. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈb̥ɔmˀ] === Noun === bom c (singular definite bommen, plural indefinite bomme) bar, tollbar barrier (rail) beam ==== Inflection ==== === References === “bom” in Den Danske Ordbog == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɔm/ Hyphenation: bom Rhymes: -ɔm === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from French bombe, still attested as bombe in Early Modern Dutch. ==== Noun ==== bom f (plural bommen, diminutive bommetje n) bomb (explosive) Er werd een bom ontdekt in het treinstation. ― A bomb was discovered in the train station. De bommen vielen op de stad tijdens de luchtaanval. ― The bombs fell on the city during the air raid. (Suriname) gas cylinder (cylindrical vessel for compressed gas) Synonyms: gasbom, gascylinder, gasfles ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== Afrikaans: bom → Caribbean Javanese: bom → Indonesian: bom → Sranan Tongo: bom → West Frisian: bom === Etymology 2 === Clipping of bomschuit. ==== Noun ==== bom f (plural bommen, diminutive bommetje n) (historical) flat-bottomed marine fishing vessel === Etymology 3 === From Middle Dutch bomme, bonne, probably of Celtic origin, from Gaulish *bunda, feminine form of *bundos (“bottom”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰ-, *bʰudʰmḗn. ==== Noun ==== bom f (plural bommen, diminutive bommetje n) (archaic) bung, stopper (for barrels) Synonyms: spon, stop === Etymology 4 === Initialism of bewust ongehuwde moeder (“deliberately unmarried mother”). First attested in 1978. ==== Noun ==== bom f (plural bommen, diminutive bommetje n) single mother ===== Alternative forms ===== BOM ===== Derived terms ===== === References === == Iban == === Etymology === Borrowed from English bomb. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bom/ === Noun === bom bomb == Indonesian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈbɔm] Hyphenation: bom === Etymology 1 === From Dutch bom, from French bombe, from Italian bomba, from Latin bombus (“a boom”). ==== Noun ==== bom (plural bom-bom) bomb, an explosive device used or intended as a weapon ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ==== Compounds ==== === Etymology 2 === From Dutch boom (“tree, pole”), from Middle Dutch bôom, from Old Dutch bōm, from Proto-Germanic *baumaz. ==== Noun ==== bom (plural bom-bom) boom, tree, pole === Etymology 3 === From Dutch slagboom (“boom barrier, boom gate”) or boom (“beam, barrier”). Compare to Dutch boomklok (“A bell tolled during the opening (in the morning) or closing (in the evening) of a port”, literally “beam bell”). ==== Noun ==== bom (plural bom-bom) boom barrier, boom gate (figuratively) harbor, harbour Synonym: pelabuhan (figuratively) customs Synonym: pabean ===== Alternative forms ===== bum === Further reading === “bom”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Lower Sorbian == === Etymology === From Middle High German boum (German Baum), or East Central German, German Low German Boom. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɔm/ === Noun === bom m inan (diminutive bomk) tree ==== Declension ==== === References === === Further reading === Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928), “bom”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008 Starosta, Manfred (1999), “bom”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag == Malay == === Etymology === Ultimately from Ancient Greek βόμβος (bómbos). === Noun === bom (Jawi spelling بوم, plural bom-bom or bom2) bomb === Further reading === "bom" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017 == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From either Middle Low German bōm, from Old Saxon bōm or from Dutch boom (“tree, beam, mast, boom”), from Middle Dutch bôom (“tree, beam, pole, boom barrier”), from Old Dutch bōm (“tree”), from Proto-West Germanic *baum (“tree, beam”), from Proto-Germanic *baumaz, *bagmaz (“tree, beam, balk”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰew- (“to grow, swell”). === Noun === bom m (definite singular bommen, indefinite plural bommer, definite plural bommene) a boom (for a sail, crane, microphone etc.) a barrier (at a railway crossing etc.) a beam (in gymnastics: balance beam) a derrick (nautical, for loading/unloading cargo) ==== Derived terms ==== bompenger bomvei === References === “bom” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Middle Low German bom. === Noun === bom m (definite singular bommen, indefinite plural bommar, definite plural bommane) a boom (as above) a barrier (as above) a beam (as above) a derrick (nautical, for loading/unloading cargo) === References === “bom” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Occitan == === Etymology === Imitative. === Interjection === bom boom == Old Dutch == === Alternative forms === boum === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *baum. === Noun === bōm m tree ==== Inflection ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle Dutch: bôomDutch: boomAfrikaans: boomBerbice Creole Dutch: bomJersey Dutch: bômNegerhollands: bom, boom→ Virgin Islands Creole: bom (archaic)Musi: bum (“dock”)Polish: bom, bumSkepi Creole Dutch: bom, boomSranan Tongo: bonAukan: bon→ English: boom→ Indonesian: bom (“tree, pole”), bumLimburgish: boum ==== Further reading ==== “bōm”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012 == Old Saxon == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *baum, from Proto-Germanic *baumaz. === Noun === bōm m tree ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle Low German: bôm Low German: Boom German Low German: Boom Plautdietsch: Boom → Danish: bom → Finnish: puomi → Gutnish: bom → Norwegian Bokmål: bom → Norwegian Nynorsk: bom → Swedish: bom == Polish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɔm/ Rhymes: -ɔm Syllabification: bom === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Dutch boom. ==== Alternative forms ==== bum ==== Noun ==== bom m inan (gymnastics) boom (a gymnastics apparatus, similar to a balance beam, which must be traversed as part of an obstacle course, typically as a training exercise in school or as part of basic training for new military recruits) Synonym: tram (sailing) boom (a spar extending the foot of a sail; a spar rigged outboard from a ship's side to which boats are secured in harbour) boom (a wishbone-shaped piece of windsurfing equipment) ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === Onomatopoeic. ==== Interjection ==== bom dong (sound of a bell, clock, etc.) === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Pronoun ==== bom Combined form of bo + -m === Further reading === bom in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN bom in Polish dictionaries at PWN Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814), “bom”, in Słownik języka polskiego Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861), “bom”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861 J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “bom”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 189 === References === == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === bão (Caipira) bô (northern and central Portugal) === Etymology === Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese bõo, inherited from Latin bonus (“good”), from Old Latin duonos, earlier duenos, from Proto-Italic *dwenos. Doublet of bónus / bônus, a later borrowing. Compare Fala and Galician bo, Spanish bueno. === Pronunciation === (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /bo/ Rhymes: -õ Hyphenation: bom === Adjective === bom (feminine boa, masculine plural bons, feminine plural boas, comparable, comparative melhor, superlative o melhor or ótimo or boníssimo, diminutive bonzinho, augmentative bonzão) good desirable, positive, advantageous (in reference to senses) pleasant, enjoyable, (of food) tasty Synonyms: agradável, aprazível Antonyms: ruim, desagradável Esta brisa é boa. ― This breeze is pleasant. (of a person) kind, generous, acting morally Synonyms: gentil, generoso Antonyms: mau, mesquinho, amargo Ele é um homem bom. ― He is a good man. (of quantity or time) sizeable, reasonable, significant Synonyms: razoável, significante Antonyms: pequeno, insignificante boa parte ― significant part ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Interjection === bom well, very well Bom, já é hora de ir. ― Well, it's time to go. === Further reading === “bom”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “bom”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Slovene == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bóːm/ === Verb === bọ̑m first-person singular future of bíti == Swedish == === Etymology === From Dutch boom. === Noun === bom c a barrier (in the form of a pole that can be raised/lowered or opened/closed) a miss, failure to hit a boom (sail) a boom (type of balance beam, used in gymnastics) ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (miss): miss ==== Derived terms ==== bakom lås och bom === References === “bom”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “bom”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “bom”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) bom in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922) bom in Svenskt nautiskt lexikon (1920) == Tày == === Pronunciation === (Thạch An – Tràng Định) IPA(key): [ɓɔm˧˥] (Trùng Khánh) IPA(key): [ɓɔm˦] === Verb === bom to encourage; to provoke bom đếch pin mạy ― to nudge the children into climbing trees bom cần tò fật ― to encourage wrestling === References === Lương Bèn (2011), Từ điển Tày-Việt [Tay-Vietnamese dictionary]‎[1][2] (in Vietnamese), Thái Nguyên: Nhà Xuất bản Đại học Thái Nguyên == Vietnamese == === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓɔm˧˧] (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓɔm˧˧] (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓɔm˧˧] === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from French bombe. ==== Noun ==== (classifier quả, trái) bom bomb Synonym: trái phá (obsolete) ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from French pomme; the phoneme /p/ is changed into /ɓ/ as it is not a native onset consonant. ==== Noun ==== (classifier quả, trái) bom (dialectal) apple ===== Synonyms ===== táo tây, táo, bôm (regional) == Volapük == === Etymology === Borrowed from English bone. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bom/ === Noun === bom (genitive boma, plural boms) bone ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== bäkabom (“backbone”) bomem fitabom === References === SARMENTO, Leila Lauar. Gramática em textos. 2nd edition. São Paulo, Brazil: Moderna, 2005. == Welsh == === Etymology === Borrowed from English bomb. === Noun === bom m or f (plural bomiau) bomb (slang) bomb, mint, killing (large amount of money) ==== Derived terms ==== bom amser (“time bomb”) bomio (“bomb”, verb) === Mutation === === Further reading === R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “bom”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies == Zou == === Etymology === Borrowed from English bomb. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [bóm] Hyphenation: bom === Noun === bóm bomb === References === Philip Thangliènmâng (2010), Minimal dictionary and Self-tutor Functional Grammar in Zo-English-Hindi, New Delhi: Zoculsin, →ISBN, page 66