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Hungarian
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ong
- (frequentative suffix) Added to a verb or to an onomatopoeic stem to form a verb denoting repetitive action.
- hajol (“to bend”) + -ong → hajlong (“to bow repetitively”)
Usage notes
- (frequentative suffix) Variants:
- -ong is added to back-vowel words
- hajol (“to bend”) + -ong → hajlong (“to bow repetitively”)
- -eng is added to unrounded front-vowel words
- derül (“to clear up”) + -ong → dereng (“to dawn; to appear vaguely”)
- -öng is added to rounded front-vowel words
- őrül (“to go insane”) + -ong → őrjöng (“to be wild, furious, raging”)
- düh (“fury, rage”) + -ong → dühöng (“to be in a raging temper”)
- -ang is added to back-vowel words (rare)
- lappang (“to lurk”)
- -ing is added to front-vowel words (rare)
- kering (“to circulate, orbit”)
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Ojibwe
Suffix
-ong
- A suffix denoting the locative form of a noun
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