Bong

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English

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Etymology

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From Bengali বঙ্গ (boṅgo).

Noun

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Bong (plural Bongs)

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

Cebuano

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Etymology

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

Proper noun

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Bong

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

Quotations

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For quotations using this term, see Citations:Bong.

Dutch

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Etymology

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  • (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

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Proper noun

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Bong n

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

References

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

German

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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Bong f (genitive Bong, plural Bongs)

  1. bong (kind of marihuana pipe)

Declension

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Indonesian

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Etymology 1

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From Hakka (vông).

Proper noun

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Bong

  1. a surname from Hakka

Etymology 2

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From Hakka (vòng).

Proper noun

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Bong

  1. a surname from Hakka

Etymology 3

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From Hakka (vòng).

Proper noun

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Bong

  1. a surname from Hakka

Luxembourgish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French bon.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Bong m (plural Bongen)

  1. voucher, coupon

Tagalog

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Bong (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜅ᜔)

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