Bong
See also: Appendix:Variations of "bong"
English
Etymology
Noun
Bong (plural Bongs)
- (India, sometimes offensive) A Bengali (from West Bengal).
Cebuano
Etymology
From Spanish Bonito + -ng. Spanish bonito is a diminutive of Spanish bueno (“good”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈboŋ/ [ˈboŋ]
- Hyphenation: Bong
Proper noun
Bong (Badlit spelling ᜊᜓᜅ᜔)
- 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
- a hamlet in Peel en Maas, Limburg, Netherlands
- 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/
Audio: (file) - Homophone: Bon (chiefly Germany)
Noun
Bong f (genitive Bong, plural Bongs)
- bong (kind of marihuana pipe)
Declension
Declension of Bong [feminine]
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈboŋ/ [ˈboŋ]
- Rhymes: -oŋ
- Syllabification: Bong
Etymology 1
Proper noun
Bong
- a Chinese Indonesian surname from Hakka
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Hakka 黃/黄 (vòng).
Proper noun
Bong
- a Chinese Indonesian surname from Hakka
Etymology 3
Proper noun
Bong
- a Chinese Indonesian surname from Hakka
Luxembourgish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /boŋ/
- Rhymes: -oŋ
Noun
Bong m (plural Bongen)
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)
- a diminutive of the male given names Bonito or Bonifacio