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Bikol Central
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qalun.
Compare Tagalog alon.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʔalon/
- Hyphenation: a‧lon
Noun
álon (Basahan spelling ᜀᜎᜓᜈ᜔)
- (Naga) wave; undulation
- Synonyms: hukol, balod
Derived terms
Esperanto
Pronunciation
Noun
alon
- accusative singular of alo
Indonesian
Etymology
Borrowed from Javanese ꦲꦭꦺꦴꦤ꧀ (alon, “slow; soft”), from Old Javanese alon (“slow, gentle, soft”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
alon
- (dialect, Java) slow
- Synonyms: pelan, perlahan
Derived terms
Further reading
Javanese
Romanization
alon
- Romanization of ꦲꦭꦺꦴꦤ꧀
Old Javanese
Etymology
Affixed lon (“slowness”) + a-.
Pronunciation
Adjective
alon
- slow
- soft
- modest
Descendants
Further reading
- "alon" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
Tagalog
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qalun. Compare Bikol Central alon, Ilocano allon, Javanese ꦲꦭꦸꦤ꧀ (alun), Malagasy aluna, and Malay alun.
Pronunciation
Noun
alon (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜓᜈ᜔)
- wave (on the surface of a liquid)
- curl; wave (on a person's hair)
- Synonym: kulot
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
- “alon”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*qalun”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
Anagrams
Welsh
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
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Noun
alon m or f
- music, harmony
- Synonyms: cerddoriaeth, harmoni
Mutation
Etymology 2
Noun
alon
- Soft mutation of galon (“enemies”).
Mutation
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “alon”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies