"Poon" meaning in Tagalog

See Poon in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈpun/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ˈpʊn̪] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ᜉᜓᜈ᜔ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -un Etymology: Borrowed from Cantonese 潘 (Pun¹), via English Poon. Doublet of Pua and Pan. Etymology templates: {{sup|1}} ¹, {{bor+|tl|yue|潘|tr=Pun¹}} Borrowed from Cantonese 潘 (Pun¹), {{bor|tl|en|Poon|nocat=1}} English Poon, {{doublet|tl|Pua|Pan}} Doublet of Pua and Pan Head templates: {{tl-proper noun|b=Pun}} Poon (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜈ᜔)
  1. a Chinese Filipino surname from Cantonese
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    {
      "rhymes": "-un"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Poon"
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