puon

See also: puôn and puờn

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Alternative forms

• poon

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *puqun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *puqun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /puˈʔon/ [puˈʔon̪]
• Hyphenation: pu‧on

Noun

pùon (Basahan spelling ᜉᜓᜂᜈ᜔)

1. start, beginning

   Antonyms: huri, hudyan

2. (botany) stalk of a plant; trunk of a tree

   Synonym: hawak

3. (formal, literary) leader

   Synonyms: lider, payo

Derived terms

• kapinunan
• magpuon
• pinuon
• puonan

See also

• kahoy

Zou

Alternative forms

• pon

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pu˧.(w)on˧˥/

Noun

puón

1. cloth

References

• Lukram Himmat Singh (2013), A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 41