donga

== English == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Afrikaans donga, borrowed from Zulu ū́dongá, from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀dòngà. ==== Pronunciation ==== (General American) IPA(key): /ˈdɔŋɡə/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈdɒŋɡə/ ==== Noun ==== donga (plural dongas) (South Africa) A usually dry, eroded watercourse running only in times of heavy rain. Synonyms: arroyo, wadi, wash ===== Translations ===== ==== References ==== Jean Bradford, A Dictionary of South African English, Oxford (1978). === Etymology 2 === Unknown; probably connected in some way with Etymology 1. ==== Pronunciation ==== (General Australian) IPA(key): /dɔŋə/ ==== Noun ==== donga (plural dongas) (Australia) A transportable building providing accommodation for one person, often used on remote work sites or as tourist accommodation. 2009, David Marr, The Ibdian Ocean Solution, Robyn Davidson (editor), The Best Australian Essays 2009, page 118, Workers building roads in the bush sleep in dongas like these and are well paid for their discomfort. ===== Usage notes ===== Usually used in outback Australia, especially the northwest. === Etymology 3 === ==== Noun ==== donga (plural dongas) Alternative spelling of donger (“penis”). ==== References ==== === Anagrams === Dagon, Dogan, Gonda, dango, dogan, goand, gonad == Afrikaans == === Etymology === From Zulu udonga. === Noun === donga (plural dongas) donga ==== Descendants ==== → English: donga → German: Donga == Garo == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Verb === donga (intransitive) there is, there are to have, belong, be at, reside, dwell be married to == Hungarian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Slavic, perhaps from South Slavic. Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *dǫga. Compare Bulgarian дъга (dǎga, “arc; stave; rainbow”), Serbo-Croatian ду́га / dúga (“stave; rainbow”), Slovene doga (“stave”), Slovak dúha (“stave; rainbow”). First attested in 1233. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈdoŋɡɒ] Hyphenation: don‧ga Rhymes: -ɡɒ === Noun === donga (plural dongák) stave (a slightly bent wooden board that forms the sides and bottom of a larger wooden vessel (e.g. barrel, tub, vat)) (by extension, in compound words) barrel, barrellike, arc-shaped dongaboltozat ― barrel vault ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === donga in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN. donga in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2026). == Japanese == === Romanization === donga Rōmaji transcription of どんが