Bong

From Bengali বঙ্গ (boṅgo).

Bong (plural Bongs)

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

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

Bong

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

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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.

• IPA^(key): /bɔŋ/
• Hyphenation: Bong
• Rhymes: -ɔŋ

Bong n

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

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

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

• IPA^(key): /bɔŋ/

• Audio:

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• Homophone: Bon (chiefly Germany)

Bong f (genitive Bong, plural Bongs)

1. bong (kind of marihuana pipe)

From Hakka 汪 (vông).

Bong

1. a surname from Hakka

From Hakka 黃／黄 (vòng).

Bong

1. a surname from Hakka

From Hakka 王 (vòng).

Bong

1. a surname from Hakka

Borrowed from French bon.

• IPA^(key): /boŋ/
• Rhymes: -oŋ

Bong m (plural Bongen)

1. voucher, coupon

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

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈboŋ/ [ˈboŋ]
• Rhymes: -oŋ
• Syllabification: Bong

Bong (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜅ᜔)

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