English word origin

Etymology of Boko

From a word in the Boko language.

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Source etymology 1

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name

A people of Benin and Nigeria. · A Mande language spoken by the Boko people.

noun

A member of the Boko people.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From a word in the Boko language.

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Source etymology 2

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name

Boko Haram.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

A shortening of Boko Haram.

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Source etymology 3

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name

A town in Niangoloko Department, Comoé Province, in southwestern Burkina Faso.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

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Source etymology 4

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name

A district in the Pool region of southeastern Republic of the Congo.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

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Source etymology 5

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name

The Latin script alphabet used for the Hausa language.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Hausa boko.

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

Borrowed-form mentionbokoha

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