"foon" meaning in Afrikaans

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Noun

IPA: /fʊə̯n/ Forms: foons [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from English phone. Equivalent to a clipping of telefoon. Etymology templates: {{bor|af|en|phone}} English phone, {{clipping|af|telefoon|nocap=1}} clipping of telefoon Head templates: {{head|af|noun|||plural|foons|||||||||||||f2accel-form=p|f2request=1|f5accel-form=diminutive|head=}} foon (plural foons), {{af-noun|s}} foon (plural foons)
  1. (chiefly in the singular) A telephone, a phone. Tags: singular
    Sense id: en-foon-af-noun-GshlY4IG Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for foon meaning in Afrikaans (1.3kB)

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    },
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      },
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  ],
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        "A telephone, a phone."
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    }
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    }
  ],
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        "Afrikaans terms derived from English",
        "Afrikaans terms with IPA pronunciation"
      ],
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        "A telephone, a phone."
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