lamon

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Esperanto

Noun

lamon

  1. accusative singular of lamo

Mansaka

Verb

lamon

  1. to swallow

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lamun (eat voraciously, gulp down, swallow whole).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlamon/,
  • Hyphenation: la‧mon

Noun

lamon (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜋᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. voracious eating; gluttonous eating; gorging; devouring
    Synonyms: sabsab, pagsabsab
  2. (figurative) consumption by fire
    Synonyms: tupok, pagtupok, pagkatupok
  3. (figurative) engulfing by big waves
    Synonyms: lulon, paglulon, sakmal, pagsakmal

Derived terms

Further reading

  • lamon”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*lamun₂”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary