ongi

From on (“good”) +‎ -ki.

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• IPA^(key): /onɡi/ [oŋ.ɡi]
• Rhymes: -onɡi
• Hyphenation: on‧gi

ongi (comparative hobeto or hobeki, superlative hobekien or ongien, excessive ongiegi)

1. well, good, alright

   Ongi zegoela esan zidan.

   She told me she was alright.

2. very

   Synonym: oso

   Aste honeko ikasgaia ongi erraza izan da.

   This week’s lesson has been very easy.

Biscayan speakers prefer ondo, while all other dialects use ongi or variants thereof. In the standard language, both terms are used with roughly the same frequency. There is no difference in meaning between both words.

ongi inan

1. good (as oposed to evil)

• “ongi”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia, Euskaltzaindia
• “ongi”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia, Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

ongi

1. inflection of onkia:
   1. present active indicative connegative
   2. second-person singular present imperative
   3. second-person singular present active imperative connegative

• goin

• onzi (standard orthography)

ongi

1. Alternative form of onzi

ongi

1. Rōmaji transcription of おんぎ

From Proto-Finnic *onki, a borrowing from an Indo-European language.

ongi

1. rod (for fishing)

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔŋ.ɡi/

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• Rhymes: -ɔŋɡi
• Syllabification: on‧gi

ongi (not comparable)

1. (archaic) at one time, formerly, once

   Synonyms: kiedyś, dawniej, ongiś

• ongi in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• ongi in Polish dictionaries at PWN