Cebuano

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Etymology

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From inom +‎ -on, underwent vowel elision (inomón > inmon) and then metathesis (inmon > imnon). Ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *inumən (drink) (cf. Bikol Central inomon, Tagalog inumin, Ilocano inumen, Malagasy inomina).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: im‧non

Verb

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imnon (past giinom, imperative imna)

  1. to drink
  2. to take (medicine)

See also

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