borong

See also: Borong

Hungarian

Etymology

From the same stem as borít +‎ -ong (frequentative verb-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈboroŋɡ]
• Hyphenation: bo‧rong
• Rhymes: -oŋɡ

Verb

borong

1. (intransitive) to brood, be melancholy, gloomy, sorrowful
2. (intransitive) to cloud over, be overcast (sky)

Conjugation

Conjugation of borong

Click for archaic forms			1st person sg	2nd person sg informal	3rd person sg, 2nd p. sg formal	1st person pl	2nd person pl informal	3rd person pl, 2nd p. pl formal
indica­tive	indica­tive	pre­sent	indef.	borongok	borongasz	borong	borongunk	borongotok or borongtok	boronganak
			def.	intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
			2nd obj
		past	indef.	borongtam	borongtál	borongott	borongtunk	borongtatok	borongtak
			def.	―
			2nd obj
		future		Future is expressed with a present-tense verb with a completion-marking prefix and/or a time adverb, or—more explicitly—with the infinitive plus the conjugated auxiliary verb fog, e.g. borongani fog.
archaic preterite		indef.	borongék	borongál	boronga	borongánk	borongátok	borongának
		def.	―
		2nd obj
archaic past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. borong vala, borongott vala/volt.
archaic future	indef.	borongandok	borongandasz	borongand	borongandunk	borongandotok	borongandanak
	def.	―
	2nd obj
condi­tional	pre­sent	indef.	boronganék	boronganál	borongana	boronganánk	boronganátok	boronganának
		def.	―
		2nd obj
	past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. borongott volna
sub­junc­tive	sub­junc­tive	pre­sent	indef.	borongjak	borongj or borongjál	borongjon	borongjunk	borongjatok	borongjanak
			def.	―
			2nd obj
(archaic) past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. borongott légyen
infinitive	borongani		boronganom	boronganod	borongania	boronganunk	boronganotok	boronganiuk
other forms	verbal noun		present part.	past part.	future part.	adverbial participle		causative
	borongás		borongó	borongott	―	borongva (borongván)

Potential conjugation of borong

Click for archaic forms			1st person sg	2nd person sg informal	3rd person sg, 2nd p. sg formal	1st person pl	2nd person pl informal	3rd person pl, 2nd p. pl formal
indica­tive	indica­tive	pre­sent	indef.	boronghatok	boronghatsz	boronghat	boronghatunk	boronghattok	boronghatnak
			def.	intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
			2nd obj
		past	indef.	boronghattam	boronghattál	boronghatott	boronghattunk	boronghattatok	boronghattak
			def.	―
			2nd obj
archaic preterite		indef.	boronghaték	boronghatál	boronghata	boronghatánk	boronghatátok	boronghatának
		def.	―
		2nd obj
archaic past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. boronghat vala, boronghatott vala/volt.
archaic future	indef.	boronghatandok or borongandhatok	boronghatandasz or borongandhatsz	boronghatand or borongandhat	boronghatandunk or borongandhatunk	boronghatandotok or borongandhattok	boronghatandanak or borongandhatnak
	def.	―
	2nd obj
condi­tional	pre­sent	indef.	boronghatnék	boronghatnál	boronghatna	boronghatnánk	boronghatnátok	boronghatnának
		def.	―
		2nd obj
	past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. boronghatott volna
sub­junc­tive	sub­junc­tive	pre­sent	indef.	boronghassak	boronghass or boronghassál	boronghasson	boronghassunk	boronghassatok	boronghassanak
			def.	―
			2nd obj
(archaic) past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. boronghatott légyen
infinitive	(boronghatni)		(boronghatnom)	(boronghatnod)	(boronghatnia)	(boronghatnunk)	(boronghatnotok)	(boronghatniuk)
other forms	positive adjective			negative adjective		adverbial participle
	―			―		(boronghatva / boronghatván)

or

Conjugation of borong

Click for archaic forms			1st person sg	2nd person sg informal	3rd person sg, 2nd p. sg formal	1st person pl	2nd person pl informal	3rd person pl, 2nd p. pl formal
indica­tive	indica­tive	pre­sent	indef.	borongok	borongsz	borong	borongunk	borongtok	borongnak
			def.	intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
			2nd obj
		past	indef.	borongtam	borongtál	borongott	borongtunk	borongtatok	borongtak
			def.	―
			2nd obj
		future		Future is expressed with a present-tense verb with a completion-marking prefix and/or a time adverb, or—more explicitly—with the infinitive plus the conjugated auxiliary verb fog, e.g. borongni fog.
archaic preterite		indef.	borongék	borongál	boronga	borongánk	borongátok	borongának
		def.	―
		2nd obj
archaic past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. borong vala, borongott vala/volt.
archaic future	indef.	borongandok	borongandasz	borongand	borongandunk	borongandotok	borongandanak
	def.	―
	2nd obj
condi­tional	pre­sent	indef.	borongnék	borongnál	borongna	borongnánk	borongnátok	borongnának
		def.	―
		2nd obj
	past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. borongott volna
sub­junc­tive	sub­junc­tive	pre­sent	indef.	borongjak	borongj or borongjál	borongjon	borongjunk	borongjatok	borongjanak
			def.	―
			2nd obj
(archaic) past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. borongott légyen
infinitive	borongni		borongnom	borongnod	borongnia	borongnunk	borongnotok	borongniuk
other forms	verbal noun		present part.	past part.	future part.	adverbial participle		causative
	borongás		borongó	borongott	―	borongva (borongván)

Potential conjugation of borong

Click for archaic forms			1st person sg	2nd person sg informal	3rd person sg, 2nd p. sg formal	1st person pl	2nd person pl informal	3rd person pl, 2nd p. pl formal
indica­tive	indica­tive	pre­sent	indef.	boronghatok	boronghatsz	boronghat	boronghatunk	boronghattok	boronghatnak
			def.	intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
			2nd obj
		past	indef.	boronghattam	boronghattál	boronghatott	boronghattunk	boronghattatok	boronghattak
			def.	―
			2nd obj
archaic preterite		indef.	boronghaték	boronghatál	boronghata	boronghatánk	boronghatátok	boronghatának
		def.	―
		2nd obj
archaic past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. boronghat vala, boronghatott vala/volt.
archaic future	indef.	boronghatandok or borongandhatok	boronghatandasz or borongandhatsz	boronghatand or borongandhat	boronghatandunk or borongandhatunk	boronghatandotok or borongandhattok	boronghatandanak or borongandhatnak
	def.	―
	2nd obj
condi­tional	pre­sent	indef.	boronghatnék	boronghatnál	boronghatna	boronghatnánk	boronghatnátok	boronghatnának
		def.	―
		2nd obj
	past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. boronghatott volna
sub­junc­tive	sub­junc­tive	pre­sent	indef.	boronghassak	boronghass or boronghassál	boronghasson	boronghassunk	boronghassatok	boronghassanak
			def.	―
			2nd obj
(archaic) past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. boronghatott légyen
infinitive	(boronghatni)		(boronghatnom)	(boronghatnod)	(boronghatnia)	(boronghatnunk)	(boronghatnotok)	(boronghatniuk)
other forms	positive adjective			negative adjective		adverbial participle
	―			―		(boronghatva / boronghatván)

Derived terms

• borongós

(With verbal prefixes):

• beborong

Further reading

• borong 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.
• borong 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).

Indonesian

Etymology

From Sundanese borong (“to buy whole sale”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈboroŋ/
• Rhymes: -oroŋ
• Hyphenation: bo‧rong

Verb

borong (active memborong, passive diborong)

1. (transitive) to buy up:
   1. to buy the whole of; to purchase the entire stock of something
   2. to buy whatever is available of something
2. (transitive) to do an entire job on
3. (intransitive) to hold various positions (job, status or rank)

Derived terms

• borongan
• borongkan
• pemborong
• pemborongan

Makasar

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈboroŋ/, [ˈbo.roŋ]
• Hyphenation: bo‧rong

Noun

borong (Lontara spelling ᨅᨚᨑᨚ or 𑻤𑻶𑻭𑻶, definite boronga, 3rd person possessive boronna)

1. fruit orchard, plantation

   Borong taipa ― Mango orchard

   Borong lasaʼ ― Langsat orchard

   Borong unti ― Banana plantation

   Borong kaluku ― Coconut plantation

2. clump; thicket; a group of plants growing from the same roots (such as bamboo, sugarcane, banana, lemongrass, taro)

   Piramborong bulonu nubalukang?

   How many clumps of bamboo did you sell?

3. (archaic or Bantaeng, Selayar, Konjo) forest

   Synonym: romang

Adjective

borong (Lontara spelling ᨅᨚᨑᨚ or 𑻤𑻶𑻭𑻶)

1. together; whole; entire

Adverb

borong (Lontara spelling ᨅᨚᨑᨚ or 𑻤𑻶𑻭𑻶)

1. together; as a whole

Derived terms

affixations

• aʼborong
• aʼborong-borong
• borong-borong
• borongi

compounds

• annganre borongi
• bintoeng aʼborong-borong
• borong kaluku
• borong lasaʼ
• borong lekoʼ
• borong sarre
• cincing intang maʼborong
• koasa borong
• wakkeleʼ borong

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Root

borong (Lontara spelling ᨅᨚᨑᨚ or 𑻤𑻶𑻭𑻶)

1. precategorial root related to a rooster's comb

Derived terms

compounds

• borong rara
• jangang borong rara

Etymology 3

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Noun

borong (Lontara spelling ᨅᨚᨑᨚ or 𑻤𑻶𑻭𑻶, definite boronga, 3rd person possessive boronna)

1. the back part of a large fish trap, where the fish gather and are collected

Further reading

• Cense, A. A. (1979), Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek [Makasar-Dutch dictionary], 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, pages 128-129