baon

baon

English

Etymology

    Borrowed from Tagalog baon.

    Pronunciation

    • (Philippines) IPA(key): /ˈbɐ.ʔon/
    • Audio (US):(file)

    Noun

    baon (uncountable)

    1. (Philippines) money, food, or other provisions taken to school, work, or on a journey.[1]
    2. (Philippines) lunch money, pocket money

    References

    1. ^ baon, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, June 2015.

    Anagrams

    Ilocano

    Pronunciation

    • Hyphenation: ba‧ón
    • IPA(key): /baˈun/, [bɐˈon]

    Noun

    baón

    1. envoy
    2. messenger

    Polish

    Etymology

    Clipping of batalion. First attested in 1921.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈba.ɔn/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -aɔn
    • Syllabification: ba‧on

    Noun

    baon m inan

    1. battalion (military unit)
      Synonym: batalion

    Declension

    Further reading

    • baon”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
    • baon”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN[2] (in Polish)

    Tagalog

    Etymology 1

    From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balun. Compare Hanunoo balon, Aklanon baeon, Cebuano balon, Ilocano balon.

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈbaʔon/ [ˈbaː.ʔon̪]
    • Rhymes: -aʔon
    • Syllabification: ba‧on

    Noun

    baon (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜂᜈ᜔)

    1. supply of provisions taken on a trip (such as food, money, etc.)
    2. allowance; lunch money; stipend
    Alternative forms
    Derived terms
    Descendants
    • Aklanon: baon
    • English: baon
    See also

    Etymology 2

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /baˈʔon/ [bɐˈʔon̪]
    • Rhymes: -on
    • Syllabification: ba‧on

    Adjective

    baón (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜂᜈ᜔)

    1. buried
      Synonym: nakabaon
    2. sunk; stuck into something (of a knife, sword, spear, or the like)
    3. (figurative) deeply involved
      Synonyms: lubog, nakalubog, talamak, pusakal
    4. (figurative) addicted; abandoned (to vice, such as drugs, alcohol, etc.)
      Synonym: lublob

    Noun

    baón (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜂᜈ᜔)

    1. burying; internment
      Synonyms: libing, paglilibing
    2. sinking; penetration (of a knife, sword, spear, or the like)
    3. deep involvement (in vice, etc.)
    Derived terms

    Further reading

    • baon”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
    • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*balun₂”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

    Anagrams

    Vilamovian

    Pronunciation

    • Audio:(file)

    Noun

    baon f

    1. railway, railroad (transport system)

    Volapük

    Noun

    baon (genitive baona, plural baons)

    1. nobility (of birth)
    2. baron's status