bót

From Old Norse bót, from Proto-Germanic *bōtō (“recompense”). Cognates include Old Swedish bōt (“improvement”) whence Swedish bot (“fine”). Compare also Bót- in the names Bótey, Bóthildur and Bótólfur, Swedish Boel and Bodil and Danish Bodil.

• IPA^(key): /pouːt/

  Rhymes: -ouːt

bót f (genitive singular bótar, nominative plural bætur)

1. betterment, improvement, cure
2. patch

• bati
• betri
• bæta

From Proto-Germanic *buhtiz. A doublet of the loanword bugt.

bót f (genitive singular bótar, nominative plural bætur)

1. bight, cove, inlet, a small bay

• hnésbót
• olnbogabót

• baugur
• bjúgur
• bogi
• bugt
• bugur

• dalbotn
• hvilft
• vík
• vogur

• “bót” in: Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, 1st edition, 2nd printing (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans.

bót

1. shoe

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɔt̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɔk̚˦˧˥]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɔk̚˦˥]

From French brosse.

bót

1. (dated) brush (used for cleanup)

• bàn chải

• bót đánh răng ("toothbrush")

bót

1. (dated) police station
   • 2016, Trầm Hương, Trong cơn lốc xoáy, part I, NXB Phụ nữ, page 367:

     Rất nhanh chóng, cò Bazin quay trở lại bót Catinat, với tâm thế sục sôi rửa hận.

     Very quickly, superintendent Bazin returned to the Catinat police station, his heart boiling over with vengeance.