bho

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Meaning:	“hello! [interjection of address]”
Word class:	uninflected
Word subclass:	interjection
Language:	TA
Equivalent in TB:	bho
Equivalent in other languages:	Skt. bhos-
Lexeme variants:	bho

Lexeme family

• bho “hello! [interjection of address]”

Occurrences

bho

1	Shikchin 20 a1	॥ ·āk·nt·wtar ॥ se	bho	/// a2 /// hw·
2	THT 1584.b a2	ṣāmaṃ a2 /// –	bho	• grhhītavya • saspa
3	YQ I.6 a4	nirdhane brāa4(hmaṃ) /// (träṅ)käṣ	bho	bho upādhyā ॥ yaśodharavilāpaṃ
4	YQ I.6 a4	brāa4(hmaṃ) /// (träṅ)käṣ bho	bho	upādhyā ॥ yaśodharavilāpaṃ ॥
5	YQ II.1 a1	a1 /// träṅkäṣ	bho	bho kus tṣā naṣ
6	YQ II.1 a1	/// träṅkäṣ bho	bho	kus tṣā naṣ tmäa2(ṣ)