# bongo
## English
### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /ˈbɒŋ.ɡəʊ/
** Audio (Southern England):(file)
** Rhymes: -ɒŋɡəʊ
* (US) IPA: /ˈbɑŋ.ɡoʊ/
** Rhymes: -ɑŋɡoʊ

### Etymology 1

From Spanish bongo.

#### Noun

bongo (plural bongos)
* A striped bovine mammal found in Africa, Tragelaphus eurycerus.

##### Translations
### Etymology 2

From United States Spanish bongó, from a Bantu language; probably Ekele boungu.

#### Noun

bongo (plural bongos or bongoes)
* Either of a pair of small drums of Cuban origin, played by beating with the hands.
** 1984, Dire Straits (band), Money for Nothing (song)
    He's banging on the bongos like a chimpanzee.
    Synonym: bongo drum

##### Derived terms

* bongo flava
* bongoist
* bongo party
* Obongo

##### Translations
#### Verb

bongo (third-person singular simple present bongos, present participle bongoing, simple past and past participle bongoed)
* (intransitive) To play the bongo drums.
* (intransitive) Of the heart, etc.: to beat with an irregular rhythm.
* (transitive) To hit something rhythmically with the hands.

### See also

* bingo bango bongo
* Bongo Bongo Land
* bongo mag

### Anagrams

* bogon, boong

## Dutch
### Etymology

Likely borrowed from English bongo, from Spanish bongó, probably of onomatopoeic origin.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbɔŋ.ɡoː/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: bon‧go

### Noun

bongo m (plural bongo's)
* (music) a bongo (small Cuban drum used in pairs)

## Finnish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈboŋːo/, [ˈbo̞ŋːo̞]
* Rhymes: -oŋːo
* Hyphenation: bon‧go

### Etymology 1

From Spanish bongo.

#### Noun

bongo
* bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus, syn. Taurotragus euryceros)
    Bongo ei toistaiseksi ole uhanalainen vaikka on monilla alueilla harvinaistunut tai hävinnyt.The bongo is not currently vulnerable or endangered, even if it can no longer be found in some places, at least in the same numbers.

##### Declension

Possessive forms of bongo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
bongoni
bongoni
accusative
nom.
bongoni
bongoni
gen.
bongoni
genitive
bongoni
bongojeni
partitive
bongoani
bongojani
inessive
bongossani
bongoissani
elative
bongostani
bongoistani
illative
bongooni
bongoihini
adessive
bongollani
bongoillani
ablative
bongoltani
bongoiltani
allative
bongolleni
bongoilleni
essive
bongonani
bongoinani
translative
bongokseni
bongoikseni
abessive
bongottani
bongoittani
instructive
comitative
—bongoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
bongosi
bongosi
accusative
nom.
bongosi
bongosi
gen.
bongosi
genitive
bongosi
bongojesi
partitive
bongoasi
bongojasi
inessive
bongossasi
bongoissasi
elative
bongostasi
bongoistasi
illative
bongoosi
bongoihisi
adessive
bongollasi
bongoillasi
ablative
bongoltasi
bongoiltasi
allative
bongollesi
bongoillesi
essive
bongonasi
bongoinasi
translative
bongoksesi
bongoiksesi
abessive
bongottasi
bongoittasi
instructive
comitative
—bongoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
bongomme
bongomme
accusative
nom.
bongomme
bongomme
gen.
bongomme
genitive
bongomme
bongojemme
partitive
bongoamme
bongojamme
inessive
bongossamme
bongoissamme
elative
bongostamme
bongoistamme
illative
bongoomme
bongoihimme
adessive
bongollamme
bongoillamme
ablative
bongoltamme
bongoiltamme
allative
bongollemme
bongoillemme
essive
bongonamme
bongoinamme
translative
bongoksemme
bongoiksemme
abessive
bongottamme
bongoittamme
instructive
comitative
—bongoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
bongonne
bongonne
accusative
nom.
bongonne
bongonne
gen.
bongonne
genitive
bongonne
bongojenne
partitive
bongoanne
bongojanne
inessive
bongossanne
bongoissanne
elative
bongostanne
bongoistanne
illative
bongoonne
bongoihinne
adessive
bongollanne
bongoillanne
ablative
bongoltanne
bongoiltanne
allative
bongollenne
bongoillenne
essive
bongonanne
bongoinanne
translative
bongoksenne
bongoiksenne
abessive
bongottanne
bongoittanne
instructive
comitative
—bongoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
bongonsa
bongonsa
accusative
nom.
bongonsa
bongonsa
gen.
bongonsa
genitive
bongonsa
bongojensa
partitive
bongoaan bongoansa
bongojaan bongojansa
inessive
bongossaan bongossansa
bongoissaan bongoissansa
elative
bongostaan bongostansa
bongoistaan bongoistansa
illative
bongoonsa
bongoihinsa
adessive
bongollaan bongollansa
bongoillaan bongoillansa
ablative
bongoltaan bongoltansa
bongoiltaan bongoiltansa
allative
bongolleen bongollensa
bongoilleen bongoillensa
essive
bongonaan bongonansa
bongoinaan bongoinansa
translative
bongokseen bongoksensa
bongoikseen bongoiksensa
abessive
bongottaan bongottansa
bongoittaan bongoittansa
instructive
comitative
—bongoineen bongoinensa :

### Etymology 2

From English bongo, from American Spanish bongó.

#### Noun

bongo
* (music) bongo
    Bongoja soitetaan myös Lähi-idässä, Turkissa ja arabimaissa.Bongos are also used as an instrument in the Middle East, Turkey and Arab countries.

##### Declension

Possessive forms of bongo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
bongoni
bongoni
accusative
nom.
bongoni
bongoni
gen.
bongoni
genitive
bongoni
bongojeni
partitive
bongoani
bongojani
inessive
bongossani
bongoissani
elative
bongostani
bongoistani
illative
bongooni
bongoihini
adessive
bongollani
bongoillani
ablative
bongoltani
bongoiltani
allative
bongolleni
bongoilleni
essive
bongonani
bongoinani
translative
bongokseni
bongoikseni
abessive
bongottani
bongoittani
instructive
comitative
—bongoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
bongosi
bongosi
accusative
nom.
bongosi
bongosi
gen.
bongosi
genitive
bongosi
bongojesi
partitive
bongoasi
bongojasi
inessive
bongossasi
bongoissasi
elative
bongostasi
bongoistasi
illative
bongoosi
bongoihisi
adessive
bongollasi
bongoillasi
ablative
bongoltasi
bongoiltasi
allative
bongollesi
bongoillesi
essive
bongonasi
bongoinasi
translative
bongoksesi
bongoiksesi
abessive
bongottasi
bongoittasi
instructive
comitative
—bongoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
bongomme
bongomme
accusative
nom.
bongomme
bongomme
gen.
bongomme
genitive
bongomme
bongojemme
partitive
bongoamme
bongojamme
inessive
bongossamme
bongoissamme
elative
bongostamme
bongoistamme
illative
bongoomme
bongoihimme
adessive
bongollamme
bongoillamme
ablative
bongoltamme
bongoiltamme
allative
bongollemme
bongoillemme
essive
bongonamme
bongoinamme
translative
bongoksemme
bongoiksemme
abessive
bongottamme
bongoittamme
instructive
comitative
—bongoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
bongonne
bongonne
accusative
nom.
bongonne
bongonne
gen.
bongonne
genitive
bongonne
bongojenne
partitive
bongoanne
bongojanne
inessive
bongossanne
bongoissanne
elative
bongostanne
bongoistanne
illative
bongoonne
bongoihinne
adessive
bongollanne
bongoillanne
ablative
bongoltanne
bongoiltanne
allative
bongollenne
bongoillenne
essive
bongonanne
bongoinanne
translative
bongoksenne
bongoiksenne
abessive
bongottanne
bongoittanne
instructive
comitative
—bongoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
bongonsa
bongonsa
accusative
nom.
bongonsa
bongonsa
gen.
bongonsa
genitive
bongonsa
bongojensa
partitive
bongoaan bongoansa
bongojaan bongojansa
inessive
bongossaan bongossansa
bongoissaan bongoissansa
elative
bongostaan bongostansa
bongoistaan bongoistansa
illative
bongoonsa
bongoihinsa
adessive
bongollaan bongollansa
bongoillaan bongoillansa
ablative
bongoltaan bongoltansa
bongoiltaan bongoiltansa
allative
bongolleen bongollensa
bongoilleen bongoillensa
essive
bongonaan bongonansa
bongoinaan bongoinansa
translative
bongokseen bongoksensa
bongoikseen bongoiksensa
abessive
bongottaan bongottansa
bongoittaan bongoittansa
instructive
comitative
—bongoineen bongoinensa :

##### Derived terms

* bongorumpu

##### Further reading

* “bongo”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

## French
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

bongo f (plural bongos)
* bongo

## Galician
### Etymology

Probably of Bantu origin

### Noun

bongo m (plural bongos)
* bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus)

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbɔn.ɡo/
* Rhymes: -ɔnɡo
* Hyphenation: bòn‧go

### Etymology 1

Probably of Bantu origin.

#### Noun

bongo m (plural bonghi)
* bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus)

### Etymology 2

From American Spanish bongó.

#### Noun

bongo m (plural bonghi)
* bongo (Afro-Cuban percussion instrument)

### Further reading

* bongo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

## Japanese
### Romanization

bongo
* Rōmaji transcription of ぼんご

## Lingala
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *jòngó. Compare Swahili bongo

### Noun

bongo
* (anatomy) brain

## Lithuanian
### Pronunciation

* This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA then please add some!

### Noun

bongo
* genitive singular of bongas (“bong”)

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Probably of Bantu origin

### Noun

bongo m (plural bongos)
* bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus, an African antelope)

## Romani
### Adjective

bongo (feminine bongi, plural bonge)
* left
    Synonym: stungo
    Antonym: ćaćo

## Sambali
### Noun

bongô
* skull

## Spanish
### Etymology 1

Probably of Bantu origin

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbonɡo/ [ˈbõŋ.ɡo]
* Rhymes: -onɡo
* Syllabification: bon‧go

#### Noun

bongo m (plural bongos)
* bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus)

### Etymology 2

From a Native American word.

#### Noun

bongo m (plural bongos)
* large canoe

##### Descendants

* English: bungo

### Further reading

* “bongo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Swahili
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “or *bòngó? See variant 274 of BLR entry 3571”) From Proto-Bantu *jòngó.

### Pronunciation

* Audio (Kenya):(file)

### Noun

bongo class V (plural mabongo class VI)
* (anatomy) brain
* brains (mental faculties)

#### Derived terms

* ubongo

## Ternate
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈbo.ŋo]

### Noun

bongo
* a side

### References

* Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh