hipon
Bikol Central
Etymology
Borrowed from Tagalog hipon, from Proto-Philippine *hipun.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: hi‧pon
- IPA(key): /ˈhipon/
Noun
hipon
- (Daet) shrimp
- Synonym: pasayan
- (Daet) prawn
- Synonym: buyod
Cebuano
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *hipun.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: hi‧pon
- IPA(key): /ˈhipon/, [ˈhi.pʊn̪]
Noun
hipon
- krill
- A condiment paste made of fermented or salted krill.
- A dish of sautéed krill paste with garlic and onions.
- A dish of sautéed krill paste with garlic, onions and sliced Averrhoa bilimbi fruits.
Dupaningan Agta
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hi.ˈpon/
Noun
hipón
- (medicine) mucus; head cold
Tagalog
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *hípun (“small shrimp”).[1] Compare Cebuano hipun (“tiny shrimp”), Mansaka ipon (“small fish”). The "butterface" sense is from people eating the body of the shrimp and treating the head as undesirable by throwing it away.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: hi‧pon
- IPA(key): /ˈhipon/, [ˈhi.pon]
Noun
hipon (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜉᜓᜈ᜔)
- shrimp; prawn
- (figuratively, slang, derogatory) butterface
Derived terms
- hipong-alat
- hipong-ilog
- maghipon
- mahipon
- palahipunan
See also
- suwahe
- ulang
- sugpo
References
- Robert Blust; Stephen Trussel (2010-) Austronesian Comparative Dictionary