bosman

See also: Bosman

Bislama

Etymology

From English boatsman.

Noun

bosman

  1. foreman

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch bootsman.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbɔsman]
  • Hyphenation: bos‧man
  • Rhymes: -man, -an, -n

Noun

bosman (first-person possessive bosmanku, second-person possessive bosmanmu, third-person possessive bosmannya)

  1. (nautical) boatsman
    Synonyms: bosun, serang

Further reading

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Bootsmann.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɔs.man/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔsman
  • Syllabification: bos‧man

Noun

bosman m pers

  1. boatswain
  2. petty officer

Declension

References

  1. Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “bosman”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna

Further reading

  • bosman in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • bosman in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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