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ibon

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English

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Etymology 1

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Borrowing from Tagalog ibon (bird).

Noun

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ibon (plural ibons)

  1. cinnamon ibon (Hypocryptadius cinnamomeus)
    • 2022, Susan Myers, The Bird Name Book: A History of English Bird Names, page 172:
      The single species of ibon, the Cinnamon Ibon, is a small passerid sparrow in the monotypic genus Hypocryptadius found only on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines.

Etymology 2

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Noun

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ibon (plural ibons)

  1. A self-service kiosk found in 7-Eleven stores in parts of Asia.
    • 2012, C. Y. Huang, Y. C. Lin, “The Study of Business Model Innovation: The Case of 7-Eleven ibon”, in Yu Da Academic Press, volume 33:
      (see title)
    • 2015, Christopher Lovelock, Paul Patterson, Services Marketing, page 440:
      Inspired by multimedia kiosks in Japan, 7-Eleven introduced a user-friendly multimedia kiosk –ibon – into its stores in 2006. ibon enabled 7-Eleven to provide various self-services which required the minimal involvement of shop assistants.
    • 2017, Piera Chen, Dinah Gardner, Lonely Planet Taiwan:
      Use an ibon kiosk (Chinese only) at a 7-Eleven to book your train ticket. Take the printed slip of paper with your booking number and pay at the counter.
    • 2020, Alan R. Nankervis, Julia Connell, John Burgess, The Future of Work in Asia and Beyond:
      Most of the 7-Eleven stores are installed with an “i-bon” kiosk machine which allows customers to carry out their retail shopping; pay their bills or fines; book tickets for concerts, trains or flights; buy credit for games; post parcels; apply for bank loans and more.

Bikol Central

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Tagalog ibon, from Kapampangan ebun (egg), from Proto-Central Luzon *ʔəybun, from Proto-Philippine *ibun.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: i‧bon
  • IPA(key): /ˈʔibon/ [ˈʔi.bon̪]

Noun

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ibon

  1. (Daet) bird
    Synonyms: gamgam, bayong

Tagalog

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mga iba't ibang espesye ng ibon

Etymology

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Borrowed from Kapampangan ebun (egg), from Proto-Central Luzon *ʔəybun, from Northern Proto-Philippine *ʀubun (egg). Compare Sambali oybon (egg), Ilongot lubun, Casiguran Dumagat Agta bunay, Bikol Central bunay, and Waray-Waray bunay.

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Noun

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ibon (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜊᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. bird
  2. (games) tails (in heads or tails)
    Synonym: taob
    Antonyms: tao, tihaya
  3. (slang, euphemistic) cock; penis
    Synonyms: bebot, titi

Derived terms

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See also

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Further reading

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  • ibon”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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