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boyla

boy·la
B b

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [boi-luh]
    • /ˈbɔɪ lə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [boi-luh]
    • /ˈbɔɪ lə/

Definitions of boyla word

  • noun boyla an Aboriginal Australian magician or medicine-man 3
  • noun boyla a witch doctor; sorcerer. 1

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Origin of boyla

First appearance:

before 1860
One of the 29% newest English words
First recorded in 1860-65, boyla is from the Nyungar word boīl-ya

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Parts of speech for Boyla

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

boyla popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

boyla usage trend in Literature

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