Definition
Alternative or archaic spelling of bosun or boatswain; a naval officer in charge of equipment, repairs, and maintenance on a ship.
Etymology
An older variant spelling of 'bosun,' which is itself a shortening of 'boatswain.' The term comes from Middle English 'boat' plus 'swain' (servant), literally a servant of the boat.
Kelly Says
The pronunciation 'bosun' developed through sound changes and abbreviation, which is why the spelling 'bosn' makes perfect sense—English spelling often lags far behind how people actually say words.
Translations
ARالعربية
البوسنية
al-bo-snee-ya
BNবাংলা
বসনীয়
bo-snee-ee-y
CACatalà
bosnià
bo-snee-a
CSČeština
bosenský
bo-sen-sky
DEDeutsch
bosnisch
bo-sni-sch
ELΕλληνικά
βοσνιακός
vo-snee-ak-os
ESEspañol
bosnio
bo-snee-o
FAفارسی
بوسنیایی
bo-snee-a-ee
FISuomi
bosnialainen
bo-sni-a-lai-nen
FRFrançais
bosniaque
bo-snee-ak
HIहिन्दी
बोस्नियाई
bo-snee-ya-ee
HUMagyar
boszniai
bo-snee-ai
IDBahasa Indonesia
bahasa Bosnia
ba-ha-sa Bo-snee-ya
ITItaliano
bosniaco
bo-snee-a-ko
KKKK
босниялық
bo-snee-ya-lyq
KMKM
ភាសាបូសនី
phea-sa bo-snee
KO한국어
보스니아어
bo-se-ni-a-eo
MSBahasa Melayu
bahasa Bosnia
ba-ha-sa Bo-snee-ya
MYမြန်မာ
ဗို့စနီယ
bo-snee-ya
NLNederlands
Bosnisch
bo-sni-sch
PLPolski
bośniacki
bo-snee-acki
PTPortuguês
bósnio
bo-snee-o
RORomână
bosniac
bo-snee-ak
RUРусский
боснийский
bo-snee-skiy
SVSvenska
bosniska
bo-snis-ka
SWKiswahili
Bosnia
bo-snee-ya
TAதமிழ்
பொஸ்னியன்
po-snee-yan
TEతెలుగు
బోస్నియన్
bo-snee-yan
THไทย
ภาษาบอสเนีย
pha-sa bo-snee-ya
TLTL
wikang Bosnia
wik-ang Bo-snee-ya
TRTürkçe
bosnalı
bo-sna-li
UKУкраїнська
боснійський
bo-snee-s'kyy
VITiếng Việt
tiếng Bosnia
tee-ng Bosnia
YOYO
Èdè Bòsníà
e-de bo-snee-ya
ZH中文
波斯尼亚语
bō sī ni yà yǔ
ZUZU
isiBosniya
ee-si bo-snee-ya