boz

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish voz.

Noun

boz

1. voice

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *bos, from Proto-Celtic *bostā (“palm, fist”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷosto-, *gʷosdʰo- (“branch”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈboːs/

Noun

boz f (plural bozioù, dual divoz)

1. (anatomy) hollow of the hand

Mutation

Alternative forms

• bos

Etymology

From Old Spanish (compare Spanish voz), from Latin vox, vocis, from Proto-Indo-European *wṓkʷs.

Noun

boz f (Latin spelling, plural bozes)

1. voice

Etymology

From Old Turkic boz, from Proto-Turkic *bor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /boz/

Adjective

boz (comparative daha boz, superlative en boz)

1. brown, gray

Verb

boz

1. second-person singular negative imperative of bozmamak
2. second-person singular imperative of bozmak

Usage notes

• The distinction between gray and brown in Turkish is rather recent. The word boz covers both the colors, but it's usually thought of as a color in-between.
  The word gri (loaned from French word gris) covers only gray, and the word kahverengi (lit. coffee color, a neologism) covers only brown.

See also