bohong
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Malay bohong, from Classical Malay بوهوڠ (bohong).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
bohong
- not in line with reality and truth; untrue, fraudulent, deceptive, lying
- Synonym: dusta
- not the real thing; fake, counterfeit (often about games, toys, etc.)
- Synonym: palsu
Usage notes edit
- Whereas the semantic equivalent in English is typically the noun lie (untrue thing), in Indonesian bohong functions as an adjective: itu bohong, “that is a lie,” is more literally translated as “that is untrue.”
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “bohong” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay edit
Etymology edit
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Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
bohong (Jawi spelling بوهوڠ)
Derived terms edit
Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
- pembohong [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
- pembohongan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
- bohongan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
- kebohongan [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
- bohong-bohongan [reduplication + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (redup + -an)
- bohongkan [causative benefactive] (-kan)
- membohong [agent focus] (meN-)
- membohongkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
- membohongi [agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (meN- + -i)
- dibohongkan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)
- dibohongi [patient focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (di- + -i)
- terbohong [agentless action] (teR-)
- berbohong [stative / habitual] (beR-)
Descendants edit
- Indonesian: bohong
Further reading edit
- “bohong” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.