alon

See also: Alon

Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qalun. Compare Tagalog alon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔalon/ [ˈʔa.l̪on̪]
• Hyphenation: a‧lon

Noun

álon (Basahan spelling ᜀᜎᜓᜈ᜔)

1. (Naga) wave; undulation

   Synonyms: hukol, balod

Derived terms

• maalon
• mag-alon

 

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈalon]
• Rhymes: -alon
• Hyphenation: a‧lon

Noun

alon

1. accusative singular of alo

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦲꦭꦺꦴꦤ꧀ (alon, “slow; soft”), from Old Javanese alon (“slow, gentle, soft”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈalɔn]
• Hyphenation: alon

Adjective

alon

1. (dialect, Java) slow

   Synonyms: pelan, perlahan

Derived terms

• alon-alon

 

Further reading

• “alon” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Javanese

Romanization

alon

1. Romanization of ꦲꦭꦺꦴꦤ꧀

Old Javanese

Etymology

Affixed lon (“slowness”) +‎ a-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.lon/
• Rhymes: -lon
• Hyphenation: a‧lon

Adjective

alon

1. slow
2. soft
3. modest

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦲꦭꦺꦴꦤ꧀ (alon)
  • → Indonesian: alon

Further reading

• "alon" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Tagalog

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qalun. Compare Bikol Central alon, Ilocano allon, Javanese ꦲꦭꦸꦤ꧀ (alun), Malagasy aluna, and Malay alun.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔalon/ [ˈʔaː.lon̪]
• Rhymes: -alon
• Syllabification: a‧lon

Noun

alon (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜓᜈ᜔)

1. wave (on the surface of a liquid)
2. curl; wave (on a person's hair)

   Synonym: kulot

Derived terms

• alon-alon
• alunan
• maalon
• maalunan
• mag-alon-alon
• magpaalon
• magpaalon-alon
• paalunin
• pag-aalon-alon
• papag-alon-alunin
• umalon
• umalon-alon

 

See also

• daluyong
• tagbik

 

Further reading

• “alon”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*qalun”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Anagrams

• lona, laon

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈalɔn/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈaːlɔn/, /ˈalɔn/

Etymology 1

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Noun

alon m or f

1. music, harmony

   Synonyms: cerddoriaeth, harmoni

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
alon	unchanged	unchanged	halon
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Etymology 2

Noun

alon

1. Soft mutation of galon (“enemies”).

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
galon	alon	ngalon	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “alon”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies