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Boiko

/ˈbɔɪkɔː/

Boiko noun: any member of an ethnolinguistic group native to the Carpathians’ Eastern Beskyds who speak a dialect of Rusyn and are thought to descend from the White Croats.

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Noun

Boiko (plural Boiky or Boikos)

  1. Any member of an ethnolinguistic group native to the Carpathians’ Eastern Beskyds who speak a dialect of Rusyn and are thought to descend from the White Croats.

Proper noun (1)

Boiko

  1. The dialect of Rusyn spoken natively by Boiky.

Proper noun (2)

Boiko

  1. A transliteration of the Ukrainian surname Бо́йко (Bójko)
    1. Dmytro Viktorovych Boiko (born 1986), Ukrainian sabre fencer

Forms of Boiko

pluralBoiky
pluralBoikos
alternative formBoyko

Origin of Boiko

From Ukrainian бо́йко (bójko).

Transliteration of Ukrainian Бо́йко (Bójko).

Questions about Boiko

What does Boiko mean?
Boiko means any member of an ethnolinguistic group native to the Carpathians’ Eastern Beskyds who speak a dialect of Rusyn and are thought to descend from the White Croats.
What part of speech is Boiko?
Boiko can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Boiko?
Boiko is pronounced /ˈbɔɪkɔː/.
What is the plural of Boiko?
The plural of Boiko is Boiky.

Words near Boiko in the dictionary

  1. Boiki
  2. boikin
  3. boikins
  4. Boikivka
  5. Boikivske
  6. Boiko
  7. boil
  8. boil away
  9. boil down
  10. boil it, cook it, peel it or forget it
  11. boil off

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