dahon
Aklanon
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dahun, compare Indonesian daun.
Noun
dahon
- leaf
Bikol Central
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Sarong dahon (A leaf)
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Mga dahon (leaves) (plural form)
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *dahun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dahun.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: da‧hon
- IPA(key): /ˈdahon/
- IPA(key): /ˈdaʔon/ (h-dropping)
Noun
dáhon
- leaf (part of a plant)
- page
- Synonym: pahina
Derived terms
- madahon
- magdahon
Butuanon
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *dahun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dahun.
Noun
dahon
- leaf (part of a plant)
Cebuano
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *dahun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dahun.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: da‧hon
- IPA(key): /ˈdahon/, [ˈd̪a.hʊn̪]
Noun
dahon
- leaf
Derived terms
- dahonan
- dahonon
- manahon
Anagrams
- honda
Higaonon
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *dahun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dahun.
Noun
dahon
- leaf
Hiligaynon
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *dahun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dahun.
Noun
dáhon
- frond, leaf (part of a plant)
Ratagnon
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *dahun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dahun.
Noun
dahon
- leaf (of a plant)
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- rahon – dialectal, Teresa-Morong
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *dahun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dahun. Compare Malay daun.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: da‧hon
- IPA(key): /ˈdahon/, [ˈda.hon]
Noun
dahon (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜑᜓᜈ᜔)
- leaf (part of a plant)
- Synonym: oha
- sheet of paper; leaf (of a book)
- Synonyms: pahina, pohas
- movable frame or panelling (of a door or window)
Derived terms
- dahong-gabi
- dahong-malilong
- dahong-palay
- dahong-pula
- dahunan
- dahundahunan
- dahunin
- dahuntangkay
- dakdahon
- kadahunan
- kilit-dahon
- madahon
- magdahon
- palip-dahon
- pinagdahunan
See also
- kayakas
Further reading
- “dahon”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018