bongo

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See also: Bongo, bongó, bongô, bỡ ngỡ, and bɔŋɔ

English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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A mountain bongo (animal)

From Spanish bongo.

Noun

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bongo (plural bongos)

  1. A striped bovine mammal found in Africa, Tragelaphus eurycerus.
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Etymology 2

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Bongo drums

From United States Spanish bongó, from a Bantu language; probably Ekele boungu.

Noun

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bongo (plural bongos or bongoes)

  1. Either of a pair of small drums of Cuban origin, played by beating with the hands.
    • 1984, Dire Straits (band), Money for Nothing (song)
      He's banging on the bongos like a chimpanzee.
    Synonym: bongo drum
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Verb

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bongo (third-person singular simple present bongos, present participle bongoing, simple past and past participle bongoed)

  1. (intransitive) To play the bongo drums.
  2. (intransitive) Of the heart, etc.: to beat with an irregular rhythm.
  3. (transitive) To hit something rhythmically with the hands.

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Anagrams

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Likely borrowed from English bongo, from Spanish bongó, probably of onomatopoeic origin.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbɔŋ.ɡoː/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: bon‧go

Noun

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bongo m (plural bongo's)

  1. (music) a bongo (small Cuban drum used in pairs)

Finnish

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Finnish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈboŋːo/, [ˈbo̞ŋːo̞]
  • Rhymes: -oŋːo
  • Hyphenation(key): bon‧go

Etymology 1

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From Spanish bongo.

Noun

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bongo

  1. bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus, syn. Taurotragus euryceros)
    Bongo ei toistaiseksi ole uhanalainen vaikka on monilla alueilla harvinaistunut tai hävinnyt.
    The bongo is not currently vulnerable or endangered, even if it can no longer be found in some places, at least in the same numbers.
Declension
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Inflection of bongo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative bongo bongot
genitive bongon bongojen
partitive bongoa bongoja
illative bongoon bongoihin
singular plural
nominative bongo bongot
accusative nom. bongo bongot
gen. bongon
genitive bongon bongojen
partitive bongoa bongoja
inessive bongossa bongoissa
elative bongosta bongoista
illative bongoon bongoihin
adessive bongolla bongoilla
ablative bongolta bongoilta
allative bongolle bongoille
essive bongona bongoina
translative bongoksi bongoiksi
abessive bongotta bongoitta
instructive — bongoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of bongo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative bongoni bongoni
accusative nom. bongoni bongoni
gen. bongoni
genitive bongoni bongojeni
partitive bongoani bongojani
inessive bongossani bongoissani
elative bongostani bongoistani
illative bongooni bongoihini
adessive bongollani bongoillani
ablative bongoltani bongoiltani
allative bongolleni bongoilleni
essive bongonani bongoinani
translative bongokseni bongoikseni
abessive bongottani bongoittani
instructive — —
comitative — bongoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative bongosi bongosi
accusative nom. bongosi bongosi
gen. bongosi
genitive bongosi bongojesi
partitive bongoasi bongojasi
inessive bongossasi bongoissasi
elative bongostasi bongoistasi
illative bongoosi bongoihisi
adessive bongollasi bongoillasi
ablative bongoltasi bongoiltasi
allative bongollesi bongoillesi
essive bongonasi bongoinasi
translative bongoksesi bongoiksesi
abessive bongottasi bongoittasi
instructive — —
comitative — bongoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative bongomme bongomme
accusative nom. bongomme bongomme
gen. bongomme
genitive bongomme bongojemme
partitive bongoamme bongojamme
inessive bongossamme bongoissamme
elative bongostamme bongoistamme
illative bongoomme bongoihimme
adessive bongollamme bongoillamme
ablative bongoltamme bongoiltamme
allative bongollemme bongoillemme
essive bongonamme bongoinamme
translative bongoksemme bongoiksemme
abessive bongottamme bongoittamme
instructive — —
comitative — bongoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative bongonne bongonne
accusative nom. bongonne bongonne
gen. bongonne
genitive bongonne bongojenne
partitive bongoanne bongojanne
inessive bongossanne bongoissanne
elative bongostanne bongoistanne
illative bongoonne bongoihinne
adessive bongollanne bongoillanne
ablative bongoltanne bongoiltanne
allative bongollenne bongoillenne
essive bongonanne bongoinanne
translative bongoksenne bongoiksenne
abessive bongottanne bongoittanne
instructive — —
comitative — bongoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative bongonsa bongonsa
accusative nom. bongonsa bongonsa
gen. bongonsa
genitive bongonsa bongojensa
partitive bongoaan
bongoansa 		bongojaan
bongojansa
inessive bongossaan
bongossansa 		bongoissaan
bongoissansa
elative bongostaan
bongostansa 		bongoistaan
bongoistansa
illative bongoonsa bongoihinsa
adessive bongollaan
bongollansa 		bongoillaan
bongoillansa
ablative bongoltaan
bongoltansa 		bongoiltaan
bongoiltansa
allative bongolleen
bongollensa 		bongoilleen
bongoillensa
essive bongonaan
bongonansa 		bongoinaan
bongoinansa
translative bongokseen
bongoksensa 		bongoikseen
bongoiksensa
abessive bongottaan
bongottansa 		bongoittaan
bongoittansa
instructive — —
comitative — bongoineen
bongoinensa

Etymology 2

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From English bongo, from American Spanish bongó.

Noun

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bongo

  1. (music) bongo
    Bongoja soitetaan myös Lähi-idässä, Turkissa ja arabimaissa.
    Bongos are also used as an instrument in the Middle East, Turkey and Arab countries.
Declension
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Inflection of bongo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative bongo bongot
genitive bongon bongojen
partitive bongoa bongoja
illative bongoon bongoihin
singular plural
nominative bongo bongot
accusative nom. bongo bongot
gen. bongon
genitive bongon bongojen
partitive bongoa bongoja
inessive bongossa bongoissa
elative bongosta bongoista
illative bongoon bongoihin
adessive bongolla bongoilla
ablative bongolta bongoilta
allative bongolle bongoille
essive bongona bongoina
translative bongoksi bongoiksi
abessive bongotta bongoitta
instructive — bongoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of bongo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative bongoni bongoni
accusative nom. bongoni bongoni
gen. bongoni
genitive bongoni bongojeni
partitive bongoani bongojani
inessive bongossani bongoissani
elative bongostani bongoistani
illative bongooni bongoihini
adessive bongollani bongoillani
ablative bongoltani bongoiltani
allative bongolleni bongoilleni
essive bongonani bongoinani
translative bongokseni bongoikseni
abessive bongottani bongoittani
instructive — —
comitative — bongoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative bongosi bongosi
accusative nom. bongosi bongosi
gen. bongosi
genitive bongosi bongojesi
partitive bongoasi bongojasi
inessive bongossasi bongoissasi
elative bongostasi bongoistasi
illative bongoosi bongoihisi
adessive bongollasi bongoillasi
ablative bongoltasi bongoiltasi
allative bongollesi bongoillesi
essive bongonasi bongoinasi
translative bongoksesi bongoiksesi
abessive bongottasi bongoittasi
instructive — —
comitative — bongoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative bongomme bongomme
accusative nom. bongomme bongomme
gen. bongomme
genitive bongomme bongojemme
partitive bongoamme bongojamme
inessive bongossamme bongoissamme
elative bongostamme bongoistamme
illative bongoomme bongoihimme
adessive bongollamme bongoillamme
ablative bongoltamme bongoiltamme
allative bongollemme bongoillemme
essive bongonamme bongoinamme
translative bongoksemme bongoiksemme
abessive bongottamme bongoittamme
instructive — —
comitative — bongoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative bongonne bongonne
accusative nom. bongonne bongonne
gen. bongonne
genitive bongonne bongojenne
partitive bongoanne bongojanne
inessive bongossanne bongoissanne
elative bongostanne bongoistanne
illative bongoonne bongoihinne
adessive bongollanne bongoillanne
ablative bongoltanne bongoiltanne
allative bongollenne bongoillenne
essive bongonanne bongoinanne
translative bongoksenne bongoiksenne
abessive bongottanne bongoittanne
instructive — —
comitative — bongoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative bongonsa bongonsa
accusative nom. bongonsa bongonsa
gen. bongonsa
genitive bongonsa bongojensa
partitive bongoaan
bongoansa 		bongojaan
bongojansa
inessive bongossaan
bongossansa 		bongoissaan
bongoissansa
elative bongostaan
bongostansa 		bongoistaan
bongoistansa
illative bongoonsa bongoihinsa
adessive bongollaan
bongollansa 		bongoillaan
bongoillansa
ablative bongoltaan
bongoltansa 		bongoiltaan
bongoiltansa
allative bongolleen
bongollensa 		bongoilleen
bongoillensa
essive bongonaan
bongonansa 		bongoinaan
bongoinansa
translative bongokseen
bongoksensa 		bongoikseen
bongoiksensa
abessive bongottaan
bongottansa 		bongoittaan
bongoittansa
instructive — —
comitative — bongoineen
bongoinensa
Derived terms
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compounds
Further reading
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French

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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bongo f (plural bongos)

  1. bongo

Galician

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Etymology

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Probably of Bantu origin

Noun

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bongo m (plural bongos)

  1. bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus)

Italian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Probably of Bantu origin.

Noun

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bongo m (plural bonghi)

  1. bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus)

Etymology 2

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From American Spanish bongó.

Noun

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bongo m (plural bonghi)

  1. bongo (Afro-Cuban percussion instrument)

Further reading

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  • bongo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Japanese

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Romanization

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bongo

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ぼんご

Lingala

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Etymology

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From Proto-Bantu *jòngó. Compare Swahili bongo

Noun

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bongo

  1. (anatomy) brain

Lithuanian

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Pronunciation

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This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA then please add some!

Noun

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bongo

  1. genitive singular of bongas (“bong”)

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Probably of Bantu origin

Noun

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bongo m (plural bongos)

  1. bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus, an African antelope)

Romani

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Adjective

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bongo (feminine bongi, plural bonge)

  1. left
    Synonym: stungo
    Antonym: ćaćo

Sambali

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Noun

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bongô

  1. skull

Spanish

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Etymology 1

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Probably of Bantu origin

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbonɡo/ [ˈbõŋ.ɡo]
  • Rhymes: -onɡo
  • Syllabification: bon‧go

Noun

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bongo m (plural bongos)

  1. bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus)

Etymology 2

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From a Native American word.

Noun

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bongo m (plural bongos)

  1. large canoe
Descendants
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  • English: bungo

Further reading

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Swahili

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bongo

Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “or *bòngó? See variant 274 of BLR entry 3571”) From Proto-Bantu *jòngó.

Pronunciation

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bongo (ma class, plural mabongo)

  1. (anatomy) brain
  2. brains (mental faculties)

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Ternate

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Noun

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bongo

  1. a side

References

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  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
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