bosman

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Bislama

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Etymology

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From English boatsman.

Noun

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bosman

  1. foreman

Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Dutch bootsman.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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

  1. (nautical) boatsman
    Synonyms: bosun, serang

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Polish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Bootsmann.[1]

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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bosman m pers

  1. boatswain
  2. petty officer

Declension

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References

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

Further reading

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