Bong

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bong"

English

Etymology

From Bengali বঙ্গ (boṅgo).

Noun

Bong (plural Bongs)

  1. (India, sometimes offensive) A Bengali (from West Bengal).

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish Bonito + -ng. Spanish bonito is a diminutive of Spanish bueno (good).

Proper noun

Bong

  1. a diminutive of the male given names Bonito or Bonifacio

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Bong.

Dutch

Etymology

  • (Peel en Maas) First attested as Boyck and Boijnct in 1506. Potentially derived from Middle Dutch boede (cottage, shed) suffixed with -ing.
  • (Venlo) First attested as Bonger Heide in 1803-1820. Potentially derived from Middle Dutch boede (cottage, shed) suffixed with -ing.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɔŋ/
  • Hyphenation: Bong
  • Rhymes: -ɔŋ

Proper noun

Bong n

  1. A hamlet in Peel en Maas, Limburg, Netherlands.
  2. A hamlet in Venlo, Limburg, Netherlands.

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

German

Etymology

From English bong, from Thai บ้อง (bɔ̂ng). Feminine gender after Pfeife (pipe).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɔŋ/
  • (file)
  • Homophone: Bon (chiefly Germany)

Noun

Bong f (genitive Bong, plural Bongs)

  1. bong (kind of marihuana pipe)

Declension

Indonesian

Etymology 1

From Hakka (vông).

Proper noun

Bong

  1. a surname from Hakka

Etymology 2

From Hakka (vòng).

Proper noun

Bong

  1. a surname from Hakka

Etymology 3

From Hakka (vòng).

Proper noun

Bong

  1. a surname from Hakka

Luxembourgish

Etymology

Borrowed from French bon.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /boŋ/
  • Rhymes: -oŋ

Noun

Bong m (plural Bongen)

  1. voucher, coupon

Tagalog

Etymology

From Spanish Bonito + -ng. Spanish bonito is a diminutive of Spanish bueno (good).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈboŋ/ [ˈboŋ]
  • Rhymes: -oŋ
  • Syllabification: Bong

Proper noun

Bong (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜅ᜔)

  1. a diminutive of the male given names Bonito or Bonifacio
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