puon

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See also: puôn and puờn

Bikol Central[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *puqun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *puqun.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /puˈʔon/, [puˈʔon̪]
  • Hyphenation: pu‧on

Noun[edit]

pùon (Basahan spelling ᜉᜓᜂᜈ᜔)

  1. start, beginning
    Antonyms: huri, hudyan
  2. (botany) stalk of a plant; trunk of a tree
    Synonym: hawak
  3. (formal, literary) leader
    Synonyms: lider, payo

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Zou[edit]

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Noun[edit]

puón

  1. cloth

References[edit]

  • Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 41