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ong1

a. ongong: spongy.
ongong, kiriongong, nibongong: swollen, heavy from sleepiness, tiredness, soporific.

ong2

v. to squeeze, to press to extract juice.
a. which can be squeezed as a sponge.
red. ongong.
see v.t. ongira.