imnon

Cebuano

Etymology

From inom +‎ -on, underwent vowel elision (inomón > inmon) and then metathesis (inmon > imnon). Ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *inumən (“drink”) (cf. Bikol Central inomon, Tagalog inumin, Ilocano inumen, Malagasy inomina).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: im‧non

Verb

imnon (past giinom, imperative imna)

1. to drink
2. to take (medicine)

See also

• imnonon, ilimnon