erkon

Indonesian

Etymology

From English air-con, aircon, air conditioner. Compare Tagalog erkon, Brunei Malay ekon, Japanese エアコン (eakon), Korean 에어컨 (eeokeon) & Central Dusun iikon. Clipping of air conditioning.

Noun

erkon

1. synonym of pendingin udara (“air conditioner”)

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• eyrkon

Etymology

Borrowed from English aircon, clipping of air conditioner.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔeɾkon/ [ˈʔɛɾ.kon̪]
• Rhymes: -eɾkon
• Syllabification: er‧kon

Noun

erkon (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜇ᜔ᜃᜓᜈ᜔)

1. air conditioner
   • 1985, Ramon V. Lim, Mga limbas sa lupa ni Muhammad (Saudi Arabia):

     Lahat ay mahimbing, may naghihilik, may humahagok, at maingay ang ugong ng erkon. Lumapit ang anino sa isang nakahiga, nilente ang mukha, at nakapihong siya na nga.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. cold air coming from an air conditioner

Derived terms

• mag-erkon
• magpaerkon
• nakaerkon