sipon

See also: ŝipon and sip-on

Bikol Central

Alternative forms

• sip-on

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *sip(ə)qun (cf. Cebuano sip-on).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siʔˈpon/, [siʔˈpon̪]
• Hyphenation: si‧pon

Noun

sìpon (Basahan spelling ᜐᜒᜉᜓᜈ᜔)

1. (pathology) common cold
2. wet nasal mucus

   Magsunga ka para mahali an sipon.

   Blow your nose to remove the wet mucus.

Derived terms

• masipon
• siponon

 

See also

• hilang
• kalentura
• luknog
• pungag
• tungay

 

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Proto-Philippine *sip(ə)qun (cf. Cebuano sip-on).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siˈpon/, [sɪˈpon]
• Hyphenation: si‧pon

Noun

sipón (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜉᜓᜈ᜔)

1. (pathology) common cold; acute nasal congestion
2. nasal discharge; mucus; snot

   Synonym: uhog

Alternative forms

• sip-on — dialectal

Derived terms

• magkasipon
• malasipon
• sipunin

 

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish sifón.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siˈpon/, [sɪˈpon]
• Hyphenation: si‧pon

Noun

sipón (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜉᜓᜈ᜔)

1. siphon