andon

See also: Andon and ăn đòn

English

Etymology

(manufacturing): Borrowed from Japanese アンドン (andon), a specialization of 行灯 (andon). Introduced by Toyota.

Noun

andon (countable and uncountable, plural andons)

1. (countable) A Japanese paper lantern.
2. (manufacturing, uncountable) A system that notifies workers of a quality or process problem, sometimes with a means to pause production until the problem is resolved.
3. (countable) A light used to indicate a problem in the andon manufacturing system.

Anagrams

• Nando, donna, Danno, nonda, nonad, Donna

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈandon/ [ˈan.dɔn]
• Rhymes: -andon
• Syllabification: an‧don

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Japanese 行灯(あんどん) (andon).

Noun

andon (plural andon-andon)

1. (literally) an enclosed paper-covered standing lamp
2. (manufacturing) andon: a system that notifies workers of a quality or process problem, sometimes with a means to pause production until the problem is resolved.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Javanese ꦲꦤ꧀ꦢꦺꦴꦤ꧀ (andon, “to carry on, to engage in”).

Noun

andon (plural andon-andon)

1. (nautical) fishermen who catch fish outside their home area (either permanently or not), do so within a certain time period
2. (nautical) sea ​​fishing using large vessels, carried out legally by fishermen outside their home area within a certain period of time

Further reading

• “andon”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Japanese

Romanization

andon

1. Rōmaji transcription of あんどん

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *anadōn, from Proto-Germanic *anadōną.

Verb

andon

1. to be jealous of

Inflection

Conjugation of andon (weak class 2)

infinitive	andon
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	ando, andon	andoda
2nd person singular	andos	andodos
3rd person singular	andot	andoda
1st person plural	andon	andodon
2nd person plural	andot	andodot
3rd person plural	andont	andodon
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	ande	andodi
2nd person singular	andis	andodis
3rd person singular	ande	andodi
1st person plural	andin	andodin
2nd person plural	andit	andodit
3rd person plural	andin	andodin
imperative	present
singular	ando
plural	andot
participle	present	past
	andondi	andot, giandot

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: anden

Further reading

• “andon”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012