Word form
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bobo |
LWT meaning(s) |
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Czech translation
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kukuřice |
Hungarian translation
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kukorica |
Grammatical info
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noun, masculine |
Analyzability
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unanalyzable |
Age
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South Slavic L2 [9]
(1300–1750)
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Etymological note
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The semantic shift ‘bean’ > ‘maize’ is shared by a number of Romani dialects (e.g. all the South Central dialects, but also Gurbet and Bugurdži) |
Boretzky & Igla's etymology
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33: bobo(s) ‘maize’: Gurbet < Rumanian bob, Bugurdži < Slavic bob ‘Bohne, Korn’ |
Mānušs et al. etymology
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34: bobos ‘bean, beans; haricots, haricot beans’ < Slavic: Serbian, Croatian, Bulgarian bob, Polish bób, boby |
Vekerdi's etymology
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37: < Slavic bob ‘bean’ |