erkon

Indonesian

Etymology

From English air-con, aircon, air conditioner. Cognate of Tagalog erkon, Brunei Malay ekon, Japanese エアコン (eakon), Korean 에어컨 (eeokeon).

Noun

erkon

1. synonym of pendingin udara (“air conditioner”)

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English aircon.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔeɾkon/ [ˈʔɛɾ.kon̪]
• Rhymes: -eɾkon
• Syllabification: er‧kon

Noun

erkon (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜇ᜔ᜃᜓᜈ᜔)

1. air conditioner
   • 1985, Ramon V. Lim, Mga limbas sa lupa ni Muhammad (Saudi Arabia):

     Lahat ay mahimbing, may naghihilik, may humahagok, at maingay ang ugong ng erkon. Lumapit ang anino sa isang nakahiga, nilente ang mukha, at nakapihong siya na nga.

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Derived terms

• mag-erkon
• magpaerkon
• nakaerkon