mohon

See also: mohón and Mohon

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish mojón.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: mo‧hon

Noun

mohón

1. boundary stone

Verb

mohón

1. to demarcate

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay mohon, from Classical Malay mohon. Related to Cebuano puhon (“soon”), Tagalog puhon (“contrition”) and Malagasy mifona (“to beg pardon, to entreat, to solicit”). Doublet of pohon.

• nasalization of pohon.
• from Javanese ꦩꦸꦲꦸꦤ꧀, ꦩꦸꦮꦸꦤ꧀ (muhun, muwun, “to cry”) (compare ꦚꦸꦮꦸꦤ꧀, ꦱꦸꦮꦸꦤ꧀ (nyuwun, suwun, “to ask”)), from Old Javanese amuhun (“to beg, beg leave”), suhun (“to ask respectfully”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *cuun (“to desire”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈmohon/ [ˈmo.hɔn]
• Rhymes: -ohon
• Syllabification: mo‧hon

Verb

mohon (active memohon, passive dimohon)

1. to ask, to request

   Synonym: minta

2. to implore, to beseech, to beg

Adverb

mohon

1. please, used to make a polite request

   Mohon makanannya diambil di teras sekolah.

   Please take the food from the school terrace.

Interjection

mohon

1. please

Derived terms

• bermohon
• memohonkan
• pemohon
• permohonan
• termohon

• mohon diri

Further reading

• “mohon”, 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

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *puqun (“tree trunk, origin, source”). The sense developed from the idea of asking for something at its very source.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mo.hon/
• Rhymes: -hon, -on
• Hyphenation: mo‧hon

Verb

mohon

1. to request (formally); to apply for.

   Sila mohon jawatan itu sebelum tarikh tutup. ― Please apply for that position before the closing date.

2. to ask humbly; to beseech; to plead; to beg.

   Saya mohon maaf atas segala kesulitan. ― I humbly ask for forgiveness for any inconvenience.

   Para hadirin mohon perhatian. ― The audience is requested to pay attention.

Usage notes

• This is the root word and often implies a sense of formality and humility. The active verb form memohon is more commonly used in complete sentences.

Derived terms

• memohon
• pemohon
• permohonan
• dimohon
• bermohon

Further reading

• "mohon" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Sougb

Adjective

mohon

1. old

References

• A Grammar Sketch of Sougb, in Languages of the Eastern Bird's Head (2002)

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• muhon
• mujon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish mojón. Doublet of muson, an early borrowing from Early Modern Spanish.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /moˈhon/ [moˈhon̪]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: mo‧hon

Noun

mohón (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜑᜓᜈ᜔)

1. boundary stone, marker or landmark

   Synonym: muson

Further reading

• “mohon”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018