Fanagalo [ edit ]
Etymology [ edit ]
From Zulu -bonga .
bonga
to thank
to praise
Etymology [ edit ]
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *l/b-ŋa . Cognate with Burmese ငါး ( nga: ) .
Numeral [ edit ]
bonga
five
bonga
flower
Malagasy [ edit ]
bonga
clod of earth
( dialectal ) hill
Mansaka [ edit ]
Etymology [ edit ]
From bunga , from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋa .
bonga
fruit
Maranao [ edit ]
bonga
fruit
Spanish [ edit ]
Pronunciation [ edit ]
IPA (key ) : /ˈbonɡa/ [ˈbõŋ.ɡa]
Rhymes: -onɡa
Syllabification: bon‧ga
Etymology 1 [ edit ]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium .)
bonga f (plural bongas )
( Colombia ) silk-cotton tree
Synonym: ceiba
Etymology 2 [ edit ]
Borrowed from Tagalog bunga .
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 [ edit ]
“bonga ”, in Diccionario de la lengua española , Vigésima tercera edición , Real Academia Española, 2014
Venancio M. de Abella (1874) Vade-Mecum Filipino ó manual de la conversacion familiar Español-Tagalog [1] (in Spanish & Tagalog), 12.ᵃ edition, Escolta, Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier, page 113
Etymology [ edit ]
From Proto-Nguni *-bonga .
-bonga
to thank
to praise
Inflection [ edit ]
This verb needs an inflection-table template .
Etymology [ edit ]
From Proto-Nguni *-bonga .
-bonga
to thank
to praise
Inflection [ edit ]
This verb needs an inflection-table template .
Etymology [ edit ]
From Proto-Nguni *-bonga .
-bonga
( transitive ) to thank
( transitive ) to praise , to laud
Synonym: -dumisa
( transitive ) to recognise , to show appreciation for
Inflection [ edit ]
Tone L
Infinitive
ukubonga
Positive
Negative
Infinitive
ukubonga
ukungabongi
Imperative
Simple
+ object concord
Singular
bonga
-bonge
Plural
bongani
-bongeni
Present
Positive absolute
Positive relative
Positive participial
Negative absolute
Negative relative
Negative participial
1st singular
ngiyabonga , ngibonga
engibongayo , engibonga
ngibonga
angibongi
engingabongi
ngingabongi
2nd singular
uyabonga , ubonga
obongayo , obonga
ubonga
awubongi
ongabongi
ungabongi
1st plural
siyabonga , sibonga
esibongayo , esibonga
sibonga
asibongi
esingabongi
singabongi
2nd plural
niyabonga , nibonga
enibongayo , enibonga
nibonga
anibongi
eningabongi
ningabongi
Class 1
uyabonga , ubonga
obongayo , obonga
ebonga
akabongi
ongabongi
engabongi
Class 2
bayabonga , babonga
ababongayo , ababonga
bebonga
ababongi
abangabongi
bengabongi
Class 3
uyabonga , ubonga
obongayo , obonga
ubonga
awubongi
ongabongi
ungabongi
Class 4
iyabonga , ibonga
ebongayo , ebonga
ibonga
ayibongi
engabongi
ingabongi
Class 5
liyabonga , libonga
elibongayo , elibonga
libonga
alibongi
elingabongi
lingabongi
Class 6
ayabonga , abonga
abongayo , abonga
ebonga
awabongi
angabongi
engabongi
Class 7
siyabonga , sibonga
esibongayo , esibonga
sibonga
asibongi
esingabongi
singabongi
Class 8
ziyabonga , zibonga
ezibongayo , ezibonga
zibonga
azibongi
ezingabongi
zingabongi
Class 9
iyabonga , ibonga
ebongayo , ebonga
ibonga
ayibongi
engabongi
ingabongi
Class 10
ziyabonga , zibonga
ezibongayo , ezibonga
zibonga
azibongi
ezingabongi
zingabongi
Class 11
luyabonga , lubonga
olubongayo , olubonga
lubonga
alubongi
olungabongi
lungabongi
Class 14
buyabonga , bubonga
obubongayo , obubonga
bubonga
abubongi
obungabongi
bungabongi
Class 15
kuyabonga , kubonga
okubongayo , okubonga
kubonga
akubongi
okungabongi
kungabongi
Class 17
kuyabonga , kubonga
okubongayo , okubonga
kubonga
akubongi
okungabongi
kungabongi
Recent past
Positive absolute
Positive relative
Positive participial
Negative absolute
Negative relative
Negative participial
1st singular
ngibongile , ngibongē
engibongile , engibongē
ngibongile , ngibongē
angibonganga
engingabonganga
ngingabonganga
2nd singular
ubongile , ubongē
obongile , obongē
ubongile , ubongē
awubonganga
ongabonganga
ungabonganga
1st plural
sibongile , sibongē
esibongile , esibongē
sibongile , sibongē
asibonganga
esingabonganga
singabonganga
2nd plural
nibongile , nibongē
enibongile , enibongē
nibongile , nibongē
anibonganga
eningabonganga
ningabonganga
Class 1
ubongile , ubongē
obongile , obongē
ebongile , ebongē
akabonganga
ongabonganga
engabonganga
Class 2
babongile , babongē
ababongile , ababongē
bebongile , bebongē
ababonganga
abangabonganga
bengabonganga
Class 3
ubongile , ubongē
obongile , obongē
ubongile , ubongē
awubonganga
ongabonganga
ungabonganga
Class 4
ibongile , ibongē
ebongile , ebongē
ibongile , ibongē
ayibonganga
engabonganga
ingabonganga
Class 5
libongile , libongē
elibongile , elibongē
libongile , libongē
alibonganga
elingabonganga
lingabonganga
Class 6
abongile , abongē
abongile , abongē
ebongile , ebongē
awabonganga
angabonganga
engabonganga
Class 7
sibongile , sibongē
esibongile , esibongē
sibongile , sibongē
asibonganga
esingabonganga
singabonganga
Class 8
zibongile , zibongē
ezibongile , ezibongē
zibongile , zibongē
azibonganga
ezingabonganga
zingabonganga
Class 9
ibongile , ibongē
ebongile , ebongē
ibongile , ibongē
ayibonganga
engabonganga
ingabonganga
Class 10
zibongile , zibongē
ezibongile , ezibongē
zibongile , zibongē
azibonganga
ezingabonganga
zingabonganga
Class 11
lubongile , lubongē
olubongile , olubongē
lubongile , lubongē
alubonganga
olungabonganga
lungabonganga
Class 14
bubongile , bubongē
obubongile , obubongē
bubongile , bubongē
abubonganga
obungabonganga
bungabonganga
Class 15
kubongile , kubongē
okubongile , okubongē
kubongile , kubongē
akubonganga
okungabonganga
kungabonganga
Class 17
kubongile , kubongē
okubongile , okubongē
kubongile , kubongē
akubonganga
okungabonganga
kungabonganga
Remote past
Positive absolute
Positive relative
Positive participial
Negative absolute
Negative relative
Negative participial
1st singular
ngābonga
engābonga
ngābonga
angibonganga
engingabonganga
ngingabonganga
2nd singular
wābonga
owābonga
wābonga
awubonganga
ongabonganga
ungabonganga
1st plural
sābonga
esābonga
sābonga
asibonganga
esingabonganga
singabonganga
2nd plural
nābonga
enābonga
nābonga
anibonganga
eningabonganga
ningabonganga
Class 1
wābonga
owābonga
ābonga
akabonganga
ongabonganga
engabonganga
Class 2
bābonga
abābonga
bābonga
ababonganga
abangabonganga
bengabonganga
Class 3
wābonga
owābonga
wābonga
awubonganga
ongabonganga
ungabonganga
Class 4
yābonga
eyābonga
yābonga
ayibonganga
engabonganga
ingabonganga
Class 5
lābonga
elābonga
lābonga
alibonganga
elingabonganga
lingabonganga
Class 6
ābonga
ābonga
ābonga
awabonganga
angabonganga
engabonganga
Class 7
sābonga
esābonga
sābonga
asibonganga
esingabonganga
singabonganga
Class 8
zābonga
ezābonga
zābonga
azibonganga
ezingabonganga
zingabonganga
Class 9
yābonga
eyābonga
yābonga
ayibonganga
engabonganga
ingabonganga
Class 10
zābonga
ezābonga
zābonga
azibonganga
ezingabonganga
zingabonganga
Class 11
lwābonga
olwābonga
lwābonga
alubonganga
olungabonganga
lungabonganga
Class 14
bābonga
obābonga
bābonga
abubonganga
obungabonganga
bungabonganga
Class 15
kwābonga
okwābonga
kwābonga
akubonganga
okungabonganga
kungabonganga
Class 17
kwābonga
okwābonga
kwābonga
akubonganga
okungabonganga
kungabonganga
Potential
Positive absolute
Positive relative
Positive participial
Negative absolute
Negative relative
Negative participial
1st singular
ngingabonga
—
ngingabonga
ngingebonge
—
ngingebonge
2nd singular
ungabonga
—
ungabonga
ungebonge
—
ungebonge
1st plural
singabonga
—
singabonga
singebonge
—
singebonge
2nd plural
ningabonga
—
ningabonga
ningebonge
—
ningebonge
Class 1
angabonga
—
engabonga
angebonge
—
engebonge
Class 2
bangabonga
—
bengabonga
bangebonge
—
bengebonge
Class 3
ungabonga
—
ungabonga
ungebonge
—
ungebonge
Class 4
ingabonga
—
ingabonga
ingebonge
—
ingebonge
Class 5
lingabonga
—
lingabonga
lingebonge
—
lingebonge
Class 6
angabonga
—
engabonga
angebonge
—
engebonge
Class 7
singabonga
—
singabonga
singebonge
—
singebonge
Class 8
zingabonga
—
zingabonga
zingebonge
—
zingebonge
Class 9
ingabonga
—
ingabonga
ingebonge
—
ingebonge
Class 10
zingabonga
—
zingabonga
zingebonge
—
zingebonge
Class 11
lungabonga
—
lungabonga
lungebonge
—
lungebonge
Class 14
bungabonga
—
bungabonga
bungebonge
—
bungebonge
Class 15
kungabonga
—
kungabonga
kungebonge
—
kungebonge
Class 17
kungabonga
—
kungabonga
kungebonge
—
kungebonge
Immediate future
Positive absolute
Positive relative
Positive participial
Negative absolute
Negative relative
Negative participial
1st singular
ngizobonga
engizobonga
ngizobonga
angizubonga
engingezubonga
ngingezubonga
2nd singular
uzobonga
ozobonga
uzobonga
awuzubonga
ongezubonga
ungezubonga
1st plural
sizobonga
esizobonga
sizobonga
asizubonga
esingezubonga
singezubonga
2nd plural
nizobonga
enizobonga
nizobonga
anizubonga
eningezubonga
ningezubonga
Class 1
uzobonga
ozobonga
ezobonga
akazubonga
ongezubonga
engezubonga
Class 2
bazobonga
abazobonga
bezobonga
abazubonga
abangezubonga
bengezubonga
Class 3
uzobonga
ozobonga
uzobonga
awuzubonga
ongezubonga
ungezubonga
Class 4
izobonga
ezobonga
izobonga
ayizubonga
engezubonga
ingezubonga
Class 5
lizobonga
elizobonga
lizobonga
alizubonga
elingezubonga
lingezubonga
Class 6
azobonga
azobonga
ezobonga
awazubonga
angezubonga
engezubonga
Class 7
sizobonga
esizobonga
sizobonga
asizubonga
esingezubonga
singezubonga
Class 8
zizobonga
ezizobonga
zizobonga
azizubonga
ezingezubonga
zingezubonga
Class 9
izobonga
ezobonga
izobonga
ayizubonga
engezubonga
ingezubonga
Class 10
zizobonga
ezizobonga
zizobonga
azizubonga
ezingezubonga
zingezubonga
Class 11
luzobonga
oluzobonga
luzobonga
aluzubonga
olungezubonga
lungezubonga
Class 14
buzobonga
obuzobonga
buzobonga
abuzubonga
obungezubonga
bungezubonga
Class 15
kuzobonga
okuzobonga
kuzobonga
akuzubonga
okungezubonga
kungezubonga
Class 17
kuzobonga
okuzobonga
kuzobonga
akuzubonga
okungezubonga
kungezubonga
Remote future
Positive absolute
Positive relative
Positive participial
Negative absolute
Negative relative
Negative participial
1st singular
ngiyobonga
engiyobonga
ngiyobonga
angiyubonga
engingeyubonga
ngingeyubonga
2nd singular
uyobonga
oyobonga
uyobonga
awuyubonga
ongeyubonga
ungeyubonga
1st plural
siyobonga
esiyobonga
siyobonga
asiyubonga
esingeyubonga
singeyubonga
2nd plural
niyobonga
eniyobonga
niyobonga
aniyubonga
eningeyubonga
ningeyubonga
Class 1
uyobonga
oyobonga
eyobonga
akayubonga
ongeyubonga
engeyubonga
Class 2
bayobonga
abayobonga
beyobonga
abayubonga
abangeyubonga
bengeyubonga
Class 3
uyobonga
oyobonga
uyobonga
awuyubonga
ongeyubonga
ungeyubonga
Class 4
iyobonga
eyobonga
iyobonga
ayiyubonga
engeyubonga
ingeyubonga
Class 5
liyobonga
eliyobonga
liyobonga
aliyubonga
elingeyubonga
lingeyubonga
Class 6
ayobonga
ayobonga
eyobonga
awayubonga
angeyubonga
engeyubonga
Class 7
siyobonga
esiyobonga
siyobonga
asiyubonga
esingeyubonga
singeyubonga
Class 8
ziyobonga
eziyobonga
ziyobonga
aziyubonga
ezingeyubonga
zingeyubonga
Class 9
iyobonga
eyobonga
iyobonga
ayiyubonga
engeyubonga
ingeyubonga
Class 10
ziyobonga
eziyobonga
ziyobonga
aziyubonga
ezingeyubonga
zingeyubonga
Class 11
luyobonga
oluyobonga
luyobonga
aluyubonga
olungeyubonga
lungeyubonga
Class 14
buyobonga
obuyobonga
buyobonga
abuyubonga
obungeyubonga
bungeyubonga
Class 15
kuyobonga
okuyobonga
kuyobonga
akuyubonga
okungeyubonga
kungeyubonga
Class 17
kuyobonga
okuyobonga
kuyobonga
akuyubonga
okungeyubonga
kungeyubonga
Present subjunctive
Positive
Negative
1st singular
ngibonge
ngingabongi
2nd singular
ubonge
ungabongi
1st plural
sibonge
singabongi
2nd plural
nibonge
ningabongi
Class 1
abonge
angabongi
Class 2
babonge
bangabongi
Class 3
ubonge
ungabongi
Class 4
ibonge
ingabongi
Class 5
libonge
lingabongi
Class 6
abonge
angabongi
Class 7
sibonge
singabongi
Class 8
zibonge
zingabongi
Class 9
ibonge
ingabongi
Class 10
zibonge
zingabongi
Class 11
lubonge
lungabongi
Class 14
bubonge
bungabongi
Class 15
kubonge
kungabongi
Class 17
kubonge
kungabongi
Past subjunctive
Positive
Negative
1st singular
ngabonga
ngangabonga , angabonga , angangabonga
2nd singular
wabonga
wangabonga , awabonga , awangabonga
1st plural
sabonga
sangabonga , asabonga , asangabonga
2nd plural
nabonga
nangabonga , anabonga , anangabonga
Class 1
wabonga
wangabonga , akabonga , akangabonga
Class 2
babonga
bangabonga , ababonga , abangabonga
Class 3
wabonga
wangabonga , awabonga , awangabonga
Class 4
yabonga
yangabonga , ayabonga , ayangabonga
Class 5
labonga
langabonga , alabonga , alangabonga
Class 6
abonga
angabonga , awabonga , awangabonga
Class 7
sabonga
sangabonga , asabonga , asangabonga
Class 8
zabonga
zangabonga , azabonga , azangabonga
Class 9
yabonga
yangabonga , ayabonga , ayangabonga
Class 10
zabonga
zangabonga , azabonga , azangabonga
Class 11
lwabonga
lwangabonga , alwabonga , alwangabonga
Class 14
babonga
bangabonga , ababonga , abangabonga
Class 15
kwabonga
kwangabonga , akwabonga , akwangabonga
Class 17
kwabonga
kwangabonga , akwabonga , akwangabonga
Derived terms [ edit ]