tabon
English
editEtymology
editNoun
edittabon (plural tabons)
- The bird Megapodius cumingii, the Philippine megapode.
Anagrams
editCebuano
editPronunciation
edit- Hyphenation: ta‧bon
Etymology 1
editFrom Proto-Philippine *tabun (“cover with sand”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tapbun.
Noun
edittabon
Verb
edittabon
- to cover
- to replace a cover, plug or cap
- to bury; to hide or conceal as if by covering with earth or another substance
Etymology 2
editNoun
edittabon
Quotations
editFor quotations using this term, see Citations:tabon.
Higaonon
editNoun
edittabon
Tagalog
editEtymology 1
editFrom Proto-Philippine *tabun (“cover with sand”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tabun.
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈtabon/ [ˈt̪aː.bon̪]
- Rhymes: -abon
- Syllabification: ta‧bon
Noun
edittabon (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜊᜓᜈ᜔)
- heap of soil or dirt used to fill a hole in the ground
- act of filling up or covering a hole in the ground with soil or dirt
- Synonym: pagtatabon
- dike of earth used to separate fishponds
- Synonym: pilapil
Derived terms
editSee also
editEtymology 2
editPronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /taˈbon/ [t̪ɐˈbon̪], /ˈtabon/ [ˈt̪aː.bon̪]
- Rhymes: -on, -abon
- Syllabification: ta‧bon
Noun
edittabón or tabon (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜊᜓᜈ᜔)
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- English terms derived from Cebuano
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- Cebuano terms inherited from Proto-Philippine
- Cebuano terms derived from Proto-Philippine
- Cebuano terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Cebuano terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Cebuano lemmas
- Cebuano nouns
- Cebuano verbs
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- Higaonon lemmas
- Higaonon nouns
- Tagalog terms inherited from Proto-Philippine
- Tagalog terms derived from Proto-Philippine
- Tagalog terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Tagalog terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Tagalog 2-syllable words
- Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Tagalog/abon
- Rhymes:Tagalog/abon/2 syllables
- Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation
- Tagalog lemmas
- Tagalog nouns
- Tagalog terms with Baybayin script
- Rhymes:Tagalog/on
- Rhymes:Tagalog/on/2 syllables
- Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation