bonga

== Bangi == === Noun === bonga to arrange (firewood) == Fanagalo == === Etymology === From Zulu -bonga. === Verb === bonga to thank to praise == Garo == === Etymology === From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *l/b-ŋa. Cognate with Burmese ငါး (nga:). === Numeral === bonga five == Karao == === Noun === bonga flower == Lingala == === Verb === -bonga (infinitive kobonga) to suit == Malagasy == === Noun === bonga clod of earth (dialectal) hill == Mansaka == === Etymology === From bunga, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋa. === Noun === bonga fruit == Maranao == === Noun === bonga fruit == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbonɡa/ [ˈbõŋ.ɡa] Rhymes: -onɡa Syllabification: bon‧ga === Etymology 1 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Noun ==== bonga f (plural bongas) (Colombia) silk-cotton tree Synonym: ceiba === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Tagalog bunga. ==== Noun ==== bonga f (plural bongas) (Philippines) a mixture of areca nut and betel pepper leaves customarily used for betelnut chewing Synonyms: buyo, betel (Philippines) areca nut === Further reading === “bonga”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 Abella, Venancio María de (1874), Vade-Mecum Filipino ó manual de la conversacion familiar Español-Tagalog. Seguido de un curioso Vocabulario de Modismos Manileños., 12.ᵃ edition (overall work in Philippine Spanish and Tagalog), Escolta, Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier, á cargo de C. Miralles., page 113 == Swazi == === Etymology === From Proto-Nguni *-bonga. === Verb === -bonga to thank to praise ==== Inflection ==== This verb needs an inflection-table template. == Xhosa == === Etymology === From Proto-Nguni *-bonga. === Verb === -bonga to thank to praise ==== Inflection ==== This verb needs an inflection-table template. == Zulu == === Etymology === From Proto-Nguni *-bonga. === Verb === -bonga (transitive) to thank (transitive) to praise, to laud Synonym: -dumisa (transitive) to recognise, to show appreciation for ==== Inflection ==== ==== Derived terms ==== -bongela (applicative) -bongeka (neuter-passive) imbongi isibongo