botom

Bislama

Etymology

From English bottom. Cognate with Pijin botom.

Noun

botom

1. bottom (lowest part of something)

   Disfala fis save haed long botom blong wota.

   That fish hides at the bottom of the water.

2. (of a container, specifically) bottom, base

   Putum olgeta hevi samting long botom blong basket.

   Put all the heavy things at the bottom of the basket.

Usage notes

Does not refer to a person's backside or bottom; as is used for that sense.

Derived terms

• botom si (“bottom of the sea”)

References

• Crowley, Terry (2003), “botom”, in A New Bislama Dictionary, 2nd edition, Suva, Fiji: Institute of Pacific Studies, →ISBN, page 59

Galician

Noun

botom m (plural botons, reintegrationist norm)

1. reintegrationist spelling of botón

Middle English

Noun

botom

1. alternative form of botme

Pijin

Etymology

From English bottom. Cognate with Bislama botom.

Preposition

botom

1. (locative) at/in/on the bottom of, underneath, beneath

   Tu mas putum kaleko long botom basket ia.

   You must put the clothes at the bottom of the basket.

Noun

botom

1. base, stump, stub (bottom part that remains)

   Olketa aotem botom blong tri from hem roten finis.

   They removed the tree stump because it was rotten.

2. stub (piece of a ticket, check, etc. designed to be torn off)

   Yu mas kipim botom blong tiket.

   You must keep the ticket stub.

3. bottom (lowest part of something)

   Botom blong hol i dip tumas.

   The bottom of the hole is very deep.

Usage notes

Does not refer to a person's backside or bottom; as is used for that sense.

Derived terms

• botom si (“bottom of the sea”)

References

• Jourdan, Christine with Maebiru, Ellen (2002), “botom”, in Pijin: A trilingual cultural dictionary (Pacific Linguistics; 526), Canberra, ACT: Pacific Linguistics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University, →ISBN, page 27

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔ.tɔm/
• Rhymes: -ɔtɔm
• Syllabification: bo‧tom

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

botom m animal

1. dative plural of bot (“software bot”)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

botom m inan

1. dative plural of bot (“ankle boot”)