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borong

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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borong

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

Conjugation

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or

Derived terms

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(With verbal prefixes):

Further reading

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  • borong in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: 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).

Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Sundanese borong (to buy whole sale)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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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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