Definitions and meaning of bong
bong
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /bɒŋ/
- (General American) IPA(key): /bɔŋ/
- (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /bɑŋ/
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- Rhymes: -ɒŋ
Etymology 1
Onomatopoeic.
Noun
bong (plural bongs)
- (slang) The clang of a large bell.
- (slang) Doorbell chimes. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- (Internet slang, derogatory) Clipping of Britbong
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
bong (third-person singular simple present bongs, present participle bonging, simple past and past participle bonged)
- (slang) To pull a bell.
- (slang) To ring a doorbell.
Etymology 2
From Thai บ้อง (bɔ̂ng, “a marijuana pipe”). Ultimately from Sanskrit भङ्ग (bhaṅga). First use in English appears c. 1971 in the publication Marijuana Review.
Noun
bong (plural bongs)
- A vessel, usually made of glass or ceramic and filled with water, used in smoking various substances, especially cannabis.
- An act of smoking one serving of drugs from a bong.
- A device for rapidly consuming beer, usually consisting of a funnel or reservoir of beer and a length of tubing.
Synonyms
- (vessel for smoking): bucket bong, moof, water pipe
- (device for consuming beer): beer bong
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
bong (third-person singular simple present bongs, present participle bonging, simple past and past participle bonged)
- (transitive, informal) To smoke a bong.
See also
- hookah
- hubbly bubbly
- narghile
- pipe
- shisha
Etymology 3
Noun
bong (plural bongs)
- A very wide piton.
Etymology 4
Noun
bong (plural bongs)
- Alternative spelling of bung (“purse”).
Etymology 5
Alternative forms
Noun
bong (plural bongs)
- (ethnic slur) An Australian Aboriginal person.
Gilbertese
Noun
bong (plural boong)
- Nighttime.
- Dark.
- A day of 24 hours.
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbɔŋ]
- Rhymes: -bɔŋ
- Hyphenation: bong
Etymology 1
From Hokkien 墓 (bōng, “grave; tomb”). Compare Khmer ម៉ុង (mong).
Noun
bong
- Chinese graveyard
- Synonym: kuburan cina
- (Aceh) familial graveyard
Etymology 2
From Javanese ꦧꦺꦴꦁ (bong, “person other than a doctor who performs a circumcision”). Doublet of orang and wong.
Noun
bong
- traditional circumcisor (person who carries out circumcision)
- Synonym: dukun sunat
Etymology 3
From Sanskrit भङ्ग (bhaṅga). Compare with Thai บ้อง (bɔ̂ng, “a marijuana pipe”).
Noun
bong
- vessel for smoking drug
Further reading
- “bong” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Javanese
Romanization
bong
- romanization of ꦧꦺꦴꦁ
Kristang
Etymology
From Portuguese bom
Adjective
bong
- good; well
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from English bong.
Noun
bong m (definite singular bongen, indefinite plural bongar, definite plural bongane)
- a bong for smoking
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Borrowed from French bon (“good”). Cognate with Swedish bong (“betting slip”).
Noun
bong m (definite singular bongen, indefinite plural bongar, definite plural bongane)
- a receipt from a totalizator
References
- “bong” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Palauan
Pronunciation
Noun
bong
- drainage ditch surrounding taro patch
References
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- bong in Palauan Language Online: Palauan-English Dictionary, at tekinged.com.
- bong in Palauan-English Dictionary, at trussel2.com.
- bong in Lewis S. Josephs, Edwin G. McManus, Masa-aki Emesiochel (1977) Palauan-English Dictionary, University Press of Hawaii, →ISBN, page 27.
Saterland Frisian
Etymology
Compare Dutch bang.
Adjective
bong
- fearful; afraid
Related terms
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from French bon (“voucher, ticket, coupon”). First attested in the 1930s.
Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk bong (“totalizator receipt”).
Noun
bong c
- (restaurant) A kitchen ticket, an order ticket; a slip where waiting staff notes guests' orders, used by the kitchen or bar to prepare items, and to totaling the check.
- (gambling) A betting slip, a betting ticket; a slip on which a wager is recorded.
- Synonyms: insatskvitto, spelkvitto, spelkupong, talong, vadkvitto
Synonyms
Derived terms
- bonga (“totalize order slips”, verb)
- nollbong (“handrwitten order slip”)
- travbong (“horse race betting slip”)
References
- bong in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- bong in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓawŋ͡m˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓawŋ͡m˧˧] ~ [ʔɓɔŋ˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓawŋ͡m˧˧]
Verb
bong
- to be peeled off, to be flaked off
Derived terms
Zou
Etymology
From Proto-Kuki-Chin *boŋ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *brawŋ (“yak”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bòŋ/
- Hyphenation: bong
Noun
bong
- cow
Derived terms
References
- Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 41
Zyphe
Noun
bong
- thigh
- box
Verb
bong
- to help
References
- Samson Alexander Lotven (2021) The Sound Systems of Zophei Dialects and Other Maraic Languages (Dissertation)[1]
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