Loon

See also: loon and lo-on

English

Proper noun

Loon

1. A municipality of Bohol, Philippines.

See also

• Loon op Zand

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Lo‧on
• IPA^(key): /ˈloon/ [ˈl̪o.on̪]

Proper noun

Loon

1. a municipality of Bohol

Dutch

Etymology

• (Drenthe) First attested as lon in the 12th century. From Middle Dutch Lôon, from Old Dutch lōn. Derived from the dative plural form of lō (“light forest”), from Proto-West Germanic *lauh.
• (Noord-Brabant) First attested as loen in 1450. Derived from the dative plural form of lō (“light forest”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /loːn/

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• Hyphenation: Loon
• Rhymes: -oːn
• Homophone: loon

Proper noun

Loon n

1. a village in Assen, Drenthe, Netherlands
2. a hamlet in Waalre, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

• van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian lān, from Proto-West Germanic *laun. Cognate with German Lohn.

Noun

Loon m

1. reward; prize
2. recompense; wages; pay
3. salary; hire

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈloʔon/ [ˈloː.ʔon̪]
• Rhymes: -oʔon
• Syllabification: Lo‧on

Proper noun

Loon (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜂᜈ᜔)

1. a municipality of Bohol, Philippines