pohon

See also: pöhön

Cebuano

Adverb

pohon

1. soon

Czech

Etymology

Deverbal from pohnat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpoɦon]

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, 1935–1957
• pohon in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
• pohon in Internetová jazyková příručka

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpɔ.hɔn]
• Hyphenation: po‧hon

Etymology 1

From Malay pohon, from Proto-Malayic *puhun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *puqun, from Proto-Austronesian *puqun. Doublet of mohon.

Noun

pohon (first-person possessive pohonku, second-person possessive pohonmu, third-person possessive pohonnya)

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

   Synonyms: asal mula, pangkal, pokok sebab

Derived terms

• berpohon
• pepohonan
• pohon-pohonan

 

Etymology 2

Verb

pohon

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

Further reading

• “pohon” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /pohon/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /pohʊn/
• 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, informal 1st possessive pohonku, 2nd possessive pohonmu, 3rd possessive pohonnya)

1. tree (large woody plant)

   Synonym: pokok

2. origin, base

   Synonyms: pangkal, asal

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

 

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 | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.