puhunan

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Cebuano[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *puqun-an, derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *puqun (“base of a tree; cause; source, origin; beginning”), via Malay pohon. Compare Ilocano puonan, Tagalog puhunan, Maranao po'onan, Tausug puunan.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: pu‧hu‧nan
  • IPA(key): /puˈhunan/, [pʊˈhu.n̪ʌn̪]

Noun[edit]

puhunan

  1. capital
  2. investment

Verb[edit]

puhunan

  1. to capitalize; to invest.

Tagalog[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *puqun-an, derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *puqun (“base of a tree; cause; source, origin; beginning”), via Malay pohon. Doublet of puno. Compare Ilocano puonan, Cebuano puhunan, Maranao po'onan, Tausug puunan.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: pu‧hu‧nan
  • IPA(key): /puˈhunan/, [pʊˈhu.nɐn]

Noun[edit]

puhunan (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜑᜓᜈᜈ᜔)

  1. capital
    Synonym: kapital
  2. investment

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • → Kapampangan: puhunan

Further reading[edit]

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