"Poon" meaning in English

See Poon in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /puːn/ Forms: Poons [plural]
Etymology: From Cantonese 潘 (pun1). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|yue|-}} Cantonese, {{zh-l|潘|tr=pun1}} 潘 (pun1) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Poons}} Poon (plural Poons)
  1. A Chinese surname from Cantonese.

Inflected forms

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      },
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    },
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      },
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      "name": "zh-l"
    }
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        },
        {
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        },
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        "A Chinese surname from Cantonese."
      ],
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    }
  ],
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        "English terms derived from Cantonese",
        "English uncountable nouns",
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        "Pages with entries"
      ],
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      ],
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    {
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    }
  ],
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}

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