agihon

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈɡihon/ [ʔɐˈɣiː.hon̪]
• Rhymes: -ihon
• Syllabification: a‧gi‧hon

Noun

agihon (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄᜒᜑᜓᜈ᜔)

1. sound of wild boar or a horse; grunt

See also

• halinghing
• igik

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish aguijón, from Vulgar Latin *aquīleōnem, from *aquīleus, vulgar variant of acūleus (“prick, goad”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaɡiˈhon/ [ʔɐ.ɣɪˈhon̪]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: a‧gi‧hon

Noun

agihón (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄᜒᜑᜓᜈ᜔)

1. goad (pointed stick used to prod animals)

   Synonym: panundot

2. stinger (pointed portion of an insect)

Related terms

• agudo
• aguha
• aguheta
• aguhilya
• aguhon
• akumen
• asebo

See also

• sungot
• talim
• tibo

Further reading

• “agihon”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Sagalongos, Felicidad Tomasa E. (1968) Diksiyunaryong Ingles-Pilipino, Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Mandaluyong: National Bookstore, →ISBN, page 207
• Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 18