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Meaning of "bobbejaan" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BOBBEJAAN

Afrikaans.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF BOBBEJAAN

ˈbɒbəˌjɑːn


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BOBBEJAAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bobbejaan is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BOBBEJAAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of bobbejaan in the English dictionary

The first definition of bobbejaan in the dictionary is a baboon. Other definition of bobbejaan is a large black spider. Bobbejaan is also a monkey wrench.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BOBBEJAAN

Afghanistan · Akan · Azerbaijan · Balikpapan · barn · bayyan · Bhutan · Hetian · Hsian · Iran · kalian · khan · Oman · Pakistan · Sian · Sudan · Taiwan · Turkmenistan · Xi´an · yarn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BOBBEJAAN

bobbed · bobber · bobberies · bobbery · bobbery pack · bobbies · bobbin · bobbin lace · bobbinet · bobbing · bobbins · bobbish · bobbitt · bobble · bobble hat · bobblehead · bobbly · bobby · bobby calf · bobby pin

WORDS THAT END LIKE BOBBEJAAN

balmacaan · Bataan · Canaan · Dingaan · leguaan · naan · paan · samaan · Shangaan · skokiaan · Talibaan · water leguaan

Synonyms and antonyms of bobbejaan in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «bobbejaan» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF BOBBEJAAN

Find out the translation of bobbejaan to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of bobbejaan from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bobbejaan» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

bobbejaan
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

Bobbejaan
570 millions of speakers
en

English

bobbejaan
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

bobbejaan
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

bobbejaan
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

bobbejaan
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

Bobbejaan
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

bobbejaan
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

Bobbejaan
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Bobbejaan
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Bobbejaan
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

bobbejaan
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

bobbejaan
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Bobbejaan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bobbejaan
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

bobbejaan
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

बबबीजाइन
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

bobbejaan
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

Bobbejaan
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

bobbejaan
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

bobbejaan
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

Bobbejaan
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

bobbejaan
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Bobbejaan
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bobbejaan
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bobbejaan
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bobbejaan

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BOBBEJAAN»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of bobbejaan
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bobbejaan

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BOBBEJAAN»

Discover the use of bobbejaan in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bobbejaan and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Crosswinds: An Anthology of Black Dramatists in the Diaspora
An Anthology of Black Dramatists in the Diaspora William B. Branch. a foreigner here who's making shit with my kaffirs.] Ja. Hello? Hello? Ag die fuckin' telephone ! Bobbejaan! (As Bobbejaan:) Ja, Basie? (As Baas Kom:) Kom, kom, kom.
William B. Branch, 1993
2
Articles on Belgian Composers, Including: Heinrich Isaac, ...
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Hephaestus Books, 2011
3
Belgian Eurovision Song Contest Entrants: Telex, Bobbejaan ...
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Source Wikipedia, Books LLC, 2010
4
Bobbejaan Schoepen
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Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, McBrewster John, 2010
5
Belgian Male Singers: Jacques Brel, Bobbejaan Schoepen, Jef ...
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Source Wikipedia, Books Llc, 2010
6
Articles on Flemish Actors, Including: Bobbejaan Schoepen, ...
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Hephaestus Books, 2011
7
Articles on Whistlers, Including: Bing Crosby, Harpo Marx, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Hephaestus Books, 2011
8
Form and Meaning in Word Formation: A Study of Afrikaans ...
The only relevant point here is that items such as kruk, bobbejaan, etc. are available as verbs to the formation rule (2). The claim, then, that Afrikaans has " noun-based verb reduplications" such as krukkruk, bobbejaanbobbejaan, etc. can be ...
Rudolf P. Botha, 1988
9
Harmonica Players: Shakira, Bobbejaan Schoepen, List of ...
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Books, LLC, Source: Wikipedia, 2011
10
Belgian Pop Musicians: Belgian Pop Singers, Lara Fabian, ...
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Source: Wikipedia, Books Llc, Books Group, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BOBBEJAAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bobbejaan is used in the context of the following news items.
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Kruger slow: hides, waterholes and look-out points
Bobbejaan Krans – towards Orpen, Tamboti, Maroela – it sits high above the Timbavati River – a popular drinking place for animals. There are ... «News24, Jun 15»
2
Protea power off to Chelsea Flower Show
A number of “Bobbejaan stert” (Xerophyta retinervis) or “resurrection” plants will also be included. He said several of the plants needed special ... «Independent Online, May 15»
3
The Bobijon Spanner Brigade
This strange word was apparently derived from the South African term “bobbejaan spanner” (baboon spanner) and the joy of locating it was that ... «Nehanda Radio, Mar 15»
4
Columbia Daily Tribune Regional Spelling Bee begins Tuesday
Last year, Kael missed “bobbejaan,” Afrikaans for baboon. He said his favorite words to study this year have been “rendezvous,” “braggadocio” ... «Columbia Daily Tribune, Mar 15»
5
SA in 2015 – What does the crystal ball tell?
... Feb 12th, after all gazing into the future in South Africa is like, as the Afrikaans idiom goes, trying to “gaan haal die bobbejaan agter die berg”. «www.sagoodnews.co.za, Feb 15»
6
NamPower employee quits over Nujoma slur
"Bobbejaan", "Povian" or "Affe" (for baboon in other Namibian languages) is used to describe a funny or stupid person. Nothing racist about it ... «Namibian, Jan 15»
7
Artist Profiles - Musician Toots Thielemans
In 1951 he became a band member of the singer-songwriter and compatriot Bobbejaan Schoepen (at the time still as a guitarist). He moved to ... «WCSU, Nov 14»
8
Parliament's book of rules keeps growing
... member an animal, Baas Boy, a bigot, baboon or bobbejaan, cat, chihuahua, clown, corrupt, cowardly, despicable, dishonest, dogs, donkeys, ... «BDlive, Oct 14»
9
BWW Reviews: RETURN OF THE ANCESTORS Falters Rather than …
One walks away remembering vividly characters like Auntie Dudu, Zuluboy and Bobbejaan, the meat vendor and the barber as well as the ... «Broadway World, Jul 14»
10
46 spellers advance to Scripps Bee semifinals Thursday
... Baedeker (travel guidebooks), and bobbejaan (an Afrikaans word for baboon). The languages of origin for Wednesday's words ranged from ... «KSHB, May 14»
REFERENCE
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