Bokom

/boʊˈkoʊm/ noun

Definition

A term possibly relating to a type of music, dance, or cultural performance, especially in South African or regional contexts.

Etymology

Likely from African language roots, possibly related to South African regional music or performance traditions. The word may preserve older indigenous terminology adapted into regional English.

Kelly Says

South African English absorbed dozens of words from African languages describing music and dance—these words are linguistic evidence of cultural contact and creative synthesis that shaped the region's identity!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መጽሐፍ
me-ts-ha-af
ARالعربية
كتاب
kitaab
BNবাংলা
পুস্তক
pustok
CACatalà
llibre
lee-breh
CSČeština
kniha
kni-ha
DADansk
bog
bog
DEDeutsch
Buch
bokh
ELΕλληνικά
βιβλίο
vi-vlio
ESEspañol
libro
lee-bro
FAفارسی
کتاب
ketab
FISuomi
kirja
kir-ja
FRFrançais
livre
lee-vruh
GUGU
પુસ્તક
pustak
HAHA
littafi
lit-ta-fi
HEעברית
ספר
sefer
HIहिन्दी
पुस्तक
pustak
HUMagyar
könyv
kő-nyv
IDBahasa Indonesia
buku
boo-koo
IGIG
akwukwo
ak-wuk-wo
ITItaliano
libro
lee-bro
JA日本語
hon
KKKK
кітап
kitaap
KMKM
សៀវភៅ
s-i-ev-phau
KO한국어
chaek
MRMR
पुस्तक
pustak
MSBahasa Melayu
buku
boo-koo
MYမြန်မာ
စာအုပ်
sa-a-uk
NLNederlands
boek
bok
NONorsk
bok
bok
PAPA
ਕਿਤਾਬ
kee-taab
PLPolski
książka
ksee-ańskah
PTPortuguês
livro
lee-vruh
RORomână
carte
kar-teh
RUРусский
книга
kniga
SVSvenska
bok
bok
SWKiswahili
kitabu
kee-ta-boo
TAதமிழ்
நூல்
nool
TEతెలుగు
పుస్తకం
pustakam
THไทย
หนังสือ
naang-swee
TLTL
aklat
ak-lat
TRTürkçe
kitap
kee-tap
UKУкраїнська
книга
knyha
URاردو
کتاب
kitaab
VITiếng Việt
sách
sach
YOYO
ọpọmọ
o-po-mo
ZH中文
shū
ZUZU
incwadi
in-k-wa-di

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