ron

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ron"

Translingual

Etymology

Abbreviation of English Romanian or Romanian român.

Symbol

ron

1. (international standards) ISO 639-2/T & ISO 639-3 language code for Romanian.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Romanian terms

English

Alternative forms

• Ron

Etymology

Shortening of a corrupted pronunciation of heroin, pronounced /ˈheir.rɒn/.

Pronunciation

• Audio (General Australian):

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Noun

ron (uncountable)

1. (slang) heroin

Anagrams

• NOR, NRO, Nor., nor, nor-, orn

Asturian

Noun

ron m (plural rones)

1. rum (distilled spirit)

Further reading

• “ron (noun)”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN
• Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “ron (noun 3)”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

Czech

Etymology

Deverbal from ronit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈron]

Noun

ron m inan

1. (geography) rainwash

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

• “ron”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “ron”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “ron”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Gullah

Etymology

From English run.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹon/

Verb

ron

1. (active verb) To run

References

• De Nyew Testament‎^[1], Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc., 2025

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French rond.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wɔ̃/

Noun

ron

1. circle, ring

Adjective

ron

1. round, circular

Adverb

ron

1. sharp (of time)

Japanese

Romanization

ron

1. Rōmaji transcription of ろん
2. Rōmaji transcription of ロン

Javanese

Romanization

ron

1. romanization of ꦫꦺꦴꦤ꧀

Middle English

Etymology 1

Possibly related to Old Norse reynir.

Alternative forms

• rone

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɔːn/

Noun

ron (plural rones)

1. (Late Middle English) A rowan-tree berry.

Derived terms

• rawntre

Descendants

• English: rowan

References

• “rōn, n.²”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

Noun

ron

1. plural of ro (“roe deer”)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

ron f (definite singular rona, indefinite plural rono or ronor, definite plural rononn or ronone)

1. (dialectal, Trøndelag, Eastern Norway) alternative spelling of run (“rune, witchcraft”)

Related terms

• roneri
• ronkall
• ronstav

Old Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dahun.

Noun

ron

1. leaf

Alternative forms

• rwan

Derived terms

• aronron
• aṅron
• aṅroron
• makaron
• maron
• marwan

• rontal

Descendants

• > Javanese: ꦫꦺꦴꦤ꧀ (ron) (inherited)
• → Balinese: ᬭᭀᬦ᭄ (ron)

Sicilian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾɔn/ (Rhotacized)

Noun

ron m (inv)

1. (Rhotacized variant) alternative form of don

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English rum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈron/ [ˈrõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: ron

Noun

ron m (plural rones)

1. rum

   Synonym: romo

Further reading

• “ron”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024

Swedish

Noun

ron

1. definite singular of ro

Anagrams

• nor