baon

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English

Etymology

From Tagalog baon.

Pronunciation

  • (Philippines) IPA(key): /ˈbɐ.ʔon/
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Noun

baon (uncountable)

  1. (Philippines) money, food, or other provisions taken to school, work, or on a journey.[1]
  2. (Philippines) lunch money, pocket money

References

  1. ^ “baon, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, June 2015.

Anagrams

Ilocano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ba‧ón
  • IPA(key): /baˈun/,

Noun

baón

  1. envoy
  2. messenger

Polish

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Etymology

Clipping of batalion. First attested in 1921.

Pronunciation

Noun

baon m inan

  1. battalion (military unit)
    Synonym: batalion

Declension

Declension of baon
singular plural
nominative baon baony
genitive baonu baonów
dative baonowi baonom
accusative baon baony
instrumental baonem baonami
locative baonie baonach
vocative baonie baony

Further reading

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

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balun (cf. Hanunoo balon, Cebuano balon, Ilocano balon).

Pronunciation

Noun

baon (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜂᜈ᜔)

  1. supply of provisions taken on a trip (such as food, money, etc.)
  2. allowance; lunch money; stipend
Alternative forms
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → English: baon
See also

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Adjective

baón (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜂᜈ᜔)

  1. buried
    Synonym: nakabaon
  2. sunk; stuck into something (of a knife, sword, spear, or the like)
  3. (figurative) deeply involved
    Synonyms: lubog, nakalubog, talamak, pusakal
  4. (figurative) addicted; abandoned (to vice, such as drugs, alcohol, etc.)
    Synonym: lublob

Noun

baón (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜂᜈ᜔)

  1. burying; internment
    Synonyms: libing, paglilibing
  2. sinking; penetration (of a knife, sword, spear, or the like)
  3. deep involvement (in vice, etc.)
Derived terms

Further reading

  • “baon”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*balun₂”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Anagrams

Vilamovian

Pronunciation

Noun

baon f

  1. railway, railroad (transport system)

Volapük

Noun

baon (nominative plural baons)

  1. nobility (of birth)
  2. baron's status
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