bohong

From Malay bohong, from Classical Malay بوهوڠ (bohong).

• IPA^(key): /bo.hoŋ/
• Hyphenation: bo‧hong

bohong (comparative lebih bohong, superlative paling bohong)

1. not in line with reality and truth; untrue, fraudulent, deceptive, lying

   Synonym: dusta

2. not the real thing; fake, counterfeit (often about games, toys, etc.)

   Synonym: palsu

• 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.”

• “bohong”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

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• IPA^(key): /ˈbohoŋ/ [ˈbo.hoŋ]
• Rhymes: -hoŋ, -oŋ
• Hyphenation: bo‧hong

bohong (Jawi spelling بوهوڠ, comparative lebih bohong, superlative paling bohong)

1. false

   Synonyms: dusta, karut, palsu

   Antonyms: benar, betul

bohong (Jawi spelling بوهوڠ)

1. to lie; to bluff

   Synonyms: tipu, dusta

• Indonesian: bohong
• → Sundanese: bohong
• → Tagalog: buhong

• "bohong" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

bohóng (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜑᜓᜅ᜔)

1. obsolete spelling of buhong

bohóng (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜑᜓᜅ᜔)

1. obsolete spelling of buhong