Synonyms: keten, kluister
| Part of speech | common noun |
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| Pronunciation | /buj/ |
| Hyphenation | boei |
| Gender | historically feminine, nowadays also masculine |
| Plural | boeien |
| Catalan | cadena forta |
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| English | fetter; shackle |
| Esperanto | kateno |
| French | chaîne |
| German | Fessel; Kette |
| Portuguese | cadeia; corrente; grilhão |
| Spanish | cadena; grilletes; manillas |
| West Frisian | boei |