erkon

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Indonesian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English air-con, aircon, air conditioner. Cognate of Tagalog erkon, Brunei Malay ekon, Japanese エアコン (eakon), Korean 에어컨 (eeokeon).

Noun[edit]

erkon

  1. synonym of pendingin udara (air conditioner)

Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English aircon.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔeɾkon/, [ˈʔɛɾ.kon]
  • Hyphenation: er‧kon

Noun[edit]

erkon (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜇ᜔ᜃᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. air conditioner
    • 1985, Ramon V. Lim, Mga limbas sa lupa ni Muhammad (Saudi Arabia):
      Lahat ay mahimbing, may naghihilik, may humahagok, at maingay ang ugong ng erkon. Lumapit ang anino sa isang nakahiga, nilente ang mukha, at nakapihong siya na nga.
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