tabon
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tabon (plural tabons)
- The bird Megapodius cumingii, the Philippine megapode.
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- Hyphenation: ta‧bon
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Philippine *tabun (“cover with sand”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tapbun.
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tabon
Verb edit
tabon
- 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 edit
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tabon
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tabon
Tagalog edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Philippine *tabun (“cover with sand”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tabun.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tabon (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
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Etymology 2 edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /taˈbon/ [tɐˈbon], /ˈtabon/ [ˈta.bon]
- Rhymes: -on, -abon
- Syllabification: ta‧bon
Noun edit
tabón or tabon (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜊᜓᜈ᜔)