"poon" meaning in Tagalog

See poon in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /poˈʔon/ [Standard-Tagalog], [poˈʔon̪] [Standard-Tagalog], /ˈpoʔon/ (note: now dialectal, Southern Tagalog), [ˈpoː.ʔon̪] (note: now dialectal, Southern Tagalog) Forms: poón [canonical], ᜉᜓᜂᜈ᜔ [Baybayin], puon [alternative], puhon [alternative]
Rhymes: -on, -oʔon Etymology: Possibly from either of the following: * From Proto-Philippine *puqun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *puqun. Compare Ilocano puon (“tree trunk; source”), Kapampangan pun (“tree trunk; leader”), Central Bikol puon (“tree trunk; leader”), Western Subanon poon (“leader”), and its possible metathesis and doublet puno (“tree; leader”). The derived terms involving familial ties may also possibly be related to the meaning “tree trunk; source”. See also puhunan. * From contraction of panginoon. Etymology templates: {{inh|tl|phi-pro|*puqun}} Proto-Philippine *puqun, {{inh|tl|poz-pro|*puqun}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *puqun, {{cog|ilo|puon||tree trunk; source}} Ilocano puon (“tree trunk; source”), {{cog|pam|pun||tree trunk; leader}} Kapampangan pun (“tree trunk; leader”), {{cog|bcl|puon||tree trunk; leader}} Central Bikol puon (“tree trunk; leader”), {{cog|suc|poon||leader}} Western Subanon poon (“leader”), {{doublet|tl|puno|notext=1|t1=tree; leader}} puno (“tree; leader”), {{m-g|tree trunk; source}} “tree trunk; source”, {{contraction|tl|panginoon|nocap=1}} contraction of panginoon Head templates: {{tl-noun|poón|b=+}} poón (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜂᜈ᜔)
  1. lord; master Synonyms: amo, apo, panginoon
    Sense id: en-poon-tl-noun-Kjdve-Gg Categories (other): Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation, Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation, Titles Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 58 42 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 73 27 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation: 73 27 Disambiguation of Titles: 46 54
  2. image of a saint Synonyms: santo, rebulto, anito
    Sense id: en-poon-tl-noun-Bffy1Aj8 Categories (other): Titles Disambiguation of Titles: 46 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: amang poon, amba poon, inang poon, inda poon, poonin, pumoon Related terms: opo, po, senyor

Alternative forms

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    },
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "inda poon"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "poonin"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "2": "pun",
        "3": "",
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "1": "bcl",
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        "3": "",
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
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        "3": "",
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    },
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      },
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    },
    {
      "form": "ᜉᜓᜂᜈ᜔",
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        "Baybayin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "puon",
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        "alternative"
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    },
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        "alternative"
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    }
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "parts": [
        "po‧on"
      ]
    }
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "po"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
  ],
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        {
          "_dis": "58 42",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "_dis": "73 27",
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          "_dis": "73 27",
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          "lord",
          "lord"
        ],
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          "master",
          "master"
        ]
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          "word": "amo"
        },
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          "word": "apo"
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          "word": "panginoon"
        }
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        "image of a saint"
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      "links": [
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          "image",
          "image"
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          "saint",
          "saint"
        ]
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        {
          "word": "santo"
        },
        {
          "word": "rebulto"
        },
        {
          "word": "anito"
        }
      ]
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      "ipa": "/poˈʔon/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[poˈʔon̪]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-on"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpoʔon/",
      "note": "now dialectal, Southern Tagalog"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpoː.ʔon̪]",
      "note": "now dialectal, Southern Tagalog"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-oʔon"
    }
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}
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    "Rhymes:Tagalog/oʔon/2 syllables",
    "Tagalog 2-syllable words",
    "Tagalog entries with incorrect language header",
    "Tagalog lemmas",
    "Tagalog nouns",
    "Tagalog terms with Baybayin script",
    "Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation",
    "Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation",
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      "word": "amang poon"
    },
    {
      "word": "amba poon"
    },
    {
      "word": "inang poon"
    },
    {
      "word": "inda poon"
    },
    {
      "word": "poonin"
    },
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      "word": "pumoon"
    }
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        "3": "",
        "4": "tree trunk; source"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "1": "pam",
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        "3": "",
        "4": "tree trunk; leader"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bcl",
        "2": "puon",
        "3": "",
        "4": "tree trunk; leader"
      },
      "expansion": "Central Bikol puon (“tree trunk; leader”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "suc",
        "2": "poon",
        "3": "",
        "4": "leader"
      },
      "expansion": "Western Subanon poon (“leader”)",
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    },
    {
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      "name": "doublet"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "tree trunk; source"
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      "name": "m-g"
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        "nocap": "1"
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    }
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "poón",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᜉᜓᜂᜈ᜔",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "puon",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "puhon",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "po‧on"
  ],
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    {
      "parts": [
        "po‧on"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "word": "opo"
    },
    {
      "word": "po"
    },
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      "word": "senyor"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "lord; master"
      ],
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        [
          "lord",
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        ],
        [
          "master",
          "master"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "amo"
        },
        {
          "word": "apo"
        },
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          "word": "panginoon"
        }
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    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "image of a saint"
      ],
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        [
          "image",
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        ],
        [
          "saint",
          "saint"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "santo"
        },
        {
          "word": "rebulto"
        },
        {
          "word": "anito"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/poˈʔon/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[poˈʔon̪]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-on"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpoʔon/",
      "note": "now dialectal, Southern Tagalog"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpoː.ʔon̪]",
      "note": "now dialectal, Southern Tagalog"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-oʔon"
    }
  ],
  "word": "poon"
}

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