pohon

See also: pöhön

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poˈhon/ [poˈhon̪]
• Hyphenation: po‧hon

Adverb

pohón (Badlit spelling ᜉᜓᜑᜓᜈ᜔)

1. alternative spelling of puhon (“soon”)

Czech

Etymology

Deverbal from pohnat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpoɦon]

• Audio:

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Noun

pohon m inan

1. drive, propulsion, traction

Declension

Declension of pohon (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	pohon	pohony
genitive	pohonu	pohonů
dative	pohonu	pohonům
accusative	pohon	pohony
vocative	pohone	pohony
locative	pohonu	pohonech
instrumental	pohonem	pohony

Related terms

• pohánět

Further reading

• “pohon”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “pohon”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “pohon”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈpohon/ [ˈpo.hɔn]
• Rhymes: -ohon
• Syllabification: po‧hon

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay pohon, from Proto-Malayic *puhun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *puqun, from Proto-Austronesian *puqun.

Noun

pohon (plural pohon-pohon)

1. tree, large woody plant
2. origin, the beginning of something

   Synonyms: asal mula, pangkal, pokok sebab

Meronyms

tree, large woody plant

• akar
• batang
• buah
• bunga
• dahan
• daun
• kulit kayu
• pepagan
• ranting

Holonyms

tree, large woody plant

• tumbuhan

Derived terms

• berpohon
• pepohonan
• pohon-pohonan

Etymology 2

Inherited from Malay pohon, from Old Javanese puhun.

Verb

pohon

1. (archaic) alternative spelling of mohon (“to ask, to request”)

Derived terms

• dimohon
• memohon
• memohonkan

Further reading

• “pohon”, 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

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /ˈpohon/ [ˈpo.hon]
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /ˈpohun/ [ˈpo.hun]
• Rhymes: -ohon, -hon, -on

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayic *puhun (compare Iban pun), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *puqun, from Proto-Austronesian *puqun.

Noun

pohon (Jawi spelling ڤوهون, plural pohon-pohon or pohon²)

1. tree (large woody plant)

   Synonym: pokok

2. origin, base

   Synonyms: pangkal, asal

Descendants

• > Indonesian: pohon (inherited)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

pohon

1. to ask, to request, to plead

   Synonyms: minta, pinta

Derived terms

• pemohon
• permohonan

Descendants

• > Indonesian: pohon (inherited)

References

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875), “ڤوهن pohon”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 68
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901), “ڤوهن pohun”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 483
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “pohon”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 245

Further reading

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