bong
English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (UK) IPA(key): /bɒŋ/
- (General American) IPA(key): /bɔŋ/
- (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /bɑŋ/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Rhymes: -ɒŋ
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
bong (plural bongs)
- (slang) The clang of a large bell.
- 1989, Malcolm Lynch, The kid from Angel Meadow, page 152:
- An argument began as to whether the trap door would open on the first bong of eight or the eighth bong of eight. A man said he'd been told on the wireless that it was the first bong of Big Ben in London which told the time, […]
- (slang) Doorbell chimes. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
Translations[edit]
Verb[edit]
bong (third-person singular simple present bongs, present participle bonging, simple past and past participle bonged)
Etymology 2[edit]
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[edit]
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.
- 2008, Christos Tsiolkas, The Slap, London: Atlantic Books, page 115:
- Harry had a bong after his swim and then sprawled on the couch watching music videos.
- A device for rapidly consuming beer, usually consisting of a funnel or reservoir of beer and a length of tubing.
Synonyms[edit]
- (vessel for smoking): bucket bong, moof, water pipe
- (device for consuming beer): beer bong
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
Verb[edit]
bong (third-person singular simple present bongs, present participle bonging, simple past and past participle bonged)
- (transitive, informal) To smoke a bong.
See also[edit]
Etymology 3[edit]
Noun[edit]
bong (plural bongs)
- A very wide piton.
Etymology 4[edit]
Noun[edit]
bong (plural bongs)
- Alternative spelling of bung (“purse”)
Etymology 5[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Noun[edit]
bong (plural bongs)
Gilbertese[edit]
Noun[edit]
bong (plural boong)
Indonesian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Hokkien 墓 (bōng, “grave; tomb”). Compare Khmer ម៉ុង (mong).
Noun[edit]
bong (first-person possessive bongku, second-person possessive bongmu, third-person possessive bongnya)
Etymology 2[edit]
From Javanese ꦧꦺꦴꦁ (bong, “person other than a doctor who performs a circumcision”). Doublet of orang and wong.
Noun[edit]
bong (first-person possessive bongku, second-person possessive bongmu, third-person possessive bongnya)
- traditional circumcisor (person who carries out circumcision)
Etymology 3[edit]
From Thai บ้อง (bɔ̂ng, “a marijuana pipe”), ultimately from Sanskrit भङ्ग (bhaṅga).
Noun[edit]
bong (first-person possessive bongku, second-person possessive bongmu, third-person possessive bongnya)
Further reading[edit]
- “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[edit]
Romanization[edit]
bong
- Romanization of ꦧꦺꦴꦁ
Kristang[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Portuguese bom
Adjective[edit]
bong
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
bong m (definite singular bongen, indefinite plural bongar, definite plural bongane)
- a bong for smoking
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Borrowed from French bon (“good”).
Noun[edit]
bong m (definite singular bongen, indefinite plural bongar, definite plural bongane)
- a receipt from a totalizator
References[edit]
- “bong” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Palauan[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bong
References[edit]
- 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[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Adjective[edit]
bong
Related terms[edit]
Vietnamese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓawŋ͡m˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓawŋ͡m˧˧] ~ [ʔɓɔŋ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɓawŋ͡m˧˧]
Verb[edit]
bong
Derived terms[edit]
Zou[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Kuki-Chin *boŋ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *brawŋ (“yak”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bong
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 41
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- zom:Even-toed ungulates