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Finnish
Noun
ahon
- genitive singular of aho
Anagrams
Old English
Etymology
From ā- + hōn. Cognate with Gothic 𐌿𐍃𐌷𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌽 (ushahan).
Pronunciation
Verb
āhōn
- to hang, suspend, hang on the gallows or cross, crucify
Conjugation
Descendants
Tagalog
Etymology
From Proto-Central Philippine *háʔun (“take from the fire”) with metathesis. Compare Ilocano aon, Bikol Central haon, Cebuano haon, and Tausug hawn. See also hain.
Pronunciation
Noun
ahon (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜑᜓᜈ᜔)
- getting out from the water (after a bath, swim, etc.)
- Antonym: lusong
- ascent; climb
- Synonyms: akyat, pag-akyat, sampa, pagsampa
- disembarkation; landing (as from a ship)
- travel to the town or city (from a smaller village)
- removal of food after cooking (from a stove, fire, etc.)
- return trip from a water source (after fishing, washing clothes, etc.)
- (figurative) relief; redemption (from hardship, misery, sin, etc.)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “ahon”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018