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borong

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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

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or

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Derived terms

(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 2024).
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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

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