boch

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• bòcha (Sette Comuni)

Etymology

From Middle High German woche, from Old High German wohha, an alteration of wehha, from Proto-Germanic *wikǭ (“sequence; week”). Cognate with German Woche, Dutch week, English week, Icelandic vika.

Noun

boch f (plural bochan)

1. (Luserna) week

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Mòcheno

Etymology

From Middle High German woche, from Old High German wohha, an alteration of wehha, from Proto-West Germanic *wikā (“week”), from Proto-Germanic *wikǭ (“sequence; week”). Cognate with German Woche, English week.

Noun

boch f

1. week

References

• “boch” in Cimbrian, Ladin, Mòcheno: Getting to know 3 peoples. 2015. Servizio minoranze linguistiche locali della Provincia autonoma di Trento, Trento, Italy.

Tzotzil

boch

boch

FWOTD – 14 March 2017

Pronunciation

• (Zinacantán) IPA^(key): [ɓɔt͡ɕʰ]

Noun

boch

1. calabash tree (Crescentia cujete)
2. container made of a fruit of the above plant

Derived terms

• pisis boch teʼ

References

• “boč” in Laughlin, Robert M. (1975) The Great Tzotzil Dictionary of San Lorenzo Zinacantán. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press.

Welsh

Picture dictionary
boch penglog talcen ymennydd ael llygad gwefus trwyn ceg gên boch clust arlais gwddf or llwnc gwddf gwar
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Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *box, from Latin bucca (“cheek”). Cognate with Cornish bogh (“cheek”), Breton boc'h (“cheek”), Scottish Gaelic bòc (“surge, swell”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /boːχ/
• Rhymes: -oːχ

Noun

boch f (plural bochau, diminutive bochig or bochyn)

1. cheek

Synonyms

• grudd

Derived terms

• bochaid (“cheekful”)

Compounds

• bochddarn (“cheekpiece”)
• bochfoch (“cheek by jowl”)
• bochgern (“cheekbone”)
• bochgoch (“red-cheeked”)
• bochgoden (“cheek pouch”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of boch

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
boch	foch	moch	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “boch”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies