Bong

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Bengali বঙ্গ (boṅgo).

Noun[edit]

Bong (plural Bongs)

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

Cebuano[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Proper noun[edit]

Bong

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

Quotations[edit]

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Bong.

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

  • (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[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Bong n

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

References[edit]

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

German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

Bong f (genitive Bong, plural Bongs)

  1. bong (kind of marihuana pipe)

Declension[edit]

Declension of Bong [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Bong die Bongs
genitive einer der Bong der Bongs
dative einer der Bong den Bongs
accusative eine die Bong die Bongs

Indonesian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Hakka 汪 (vông).

Proper noun[edit]

Bong

  1. a surname from Hakka

Etymology 2[edit]

From Hakka 黃／黄 (vòng).

Proper noun[edit]

Bong

  1. a surname from Hakka

Etymology 3[edit]

From Hakka 王 (vòng).

Proper noun[edit]

Bong

  1. a surname from Hakka

Luxembourgish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French bon.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

Bong m (plural Bongen)

  1. voucher, coupon

Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Bong (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜅ᜔)

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

Related terms[edit]

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