sakon

See also: ŝakon

Dupaningan Agta

Noun

sakon

1. kind of palm tree with an edible center

Esperanto

Noun

sakon

1. accusative singular of sako

Finnish

Noun

sakon

1. genitive singular of sakko

Anagrams

• konsa, oksan, sanko, sokan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• tsakon

Etymology

Borrowed from Philippine Spanish chacón, possibly of onomatopoeic origin from the sound of the tokay gecko. Compare Hiligaynon sakon.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /saˈkon/ [sɐˈxon̪]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: sa‧kon

Noun

sakón (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜃᜓᜈ᜔)

1. tokay gecko

   Synonym: tuko

See also

• bayawak
• bubuli
• butiki
• himbubuli
• hunyango

 

Further reading

• “sakon”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 613
• Santos, Fr. Domingo de los (1835) Tomas Oliva, editor, Vocabulario de la lengua tagala: primera, y segunda parte.‎^[1] (in Spanish), La imprenta nueva de D. Jose Maria Dayot

Anagrams

• kason