milon

See also: Miłoń

Esperanto

Noun

milon

1. accusative singular of milo

Polish

Pronunciation

• (Middle Polish) IPA^(key): /ˈmi.lɔn/

Noun

milon m animacy unattested

1. Middle Polish form of milion

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• melon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish melón, from Late Latin mēlōnem, shortening of Latin mēlopepō, from Ancient Greek μηλοπέπων (mēlopépōn, “melon”). Corrupted by the /e/~/i/ allophony.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /miˈlon/ [mɪˈlon]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: mi‧lon

Noun

milón (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜎᜓᜈ᜔)

1. melon

Derived terms

• magmimilon
• milong-daga
• milong-tagalog
• milong-uwak
• milunan

 

Related terms

• milon-de-alambre

 

See also

• katimon

 

Further reading

• “milon” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
• “milon”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Serrano-Laktaw, Pedro (1914) Diccionario tagálog-hispano, Ateneo de Manila, page 829.