bosan

See also: Bosan

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay bosan.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbosan/ [ˈbo.san]
• Rhymes: -osan
• Syllabification: bo‧san

Adjective

bosan (comparative lebih bosan, superlative paling bosan)

1. bored (impatient or dissatisfied because one lacks interest in one's current activity)

   Synonym: jemu

2. bored (uninterested or inattentive because of frequent exposure or indulgence)
3. bored (annoyed about something that has continued for too long)

   Synonyms: muak, jelak

Derived terms

Affixations

• bosan-bosan
• dibosankan
• kebosanan
• membosankan
• pembosan
• sebosan

Further reading

• “bosan”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Literary Standard, Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) IPA^(key): /ˈbosan/ [ˈbo.san]
• Rhymes: -osan, -san, -an
• Hyphenation: bo‧san

Adjective

bosan (Jawi spelling بوسن, comparative lebih bosan, superlative paling bosan)

1. bored: Suffering from boredom; mildly annoyed and restless through having nothing to do.

   Synonyms: boring (colloquial), boyak, cemuih (Kedah Malay), jelak, jemu, pasai (Minangkabau)

Derived terms

Affixations

• kebosanan (“boredom”)
• membosankan (“boring”)
• pembosan (“someone that easily get bored”)

Descendants

• > Indonesian: bosan

Further reading

• "bosan" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "bosan" at PRPM first version)

Spanish

Verb

bosan

1. third-person plural present indicative of bosar