pagun

Maltese

Pagun

Alternative forms

• pawun, pegun

Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian paguni, variant of pagu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈɡuːn/

Noun

pagun m (plural paguni, feminine paguna)

1. peacock

   Synonym: tawes

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     Pereżempju qatt innutajtu s-simetrija bilaterali perfetta tal-ġwienaħ ta’ farfett, tad-denb ta’ pagun, jew għall-inqas tal-wiċċ uman?

     For example, have you ever noticed the perfect bilateral symmetry of a butterfly’s wings, a peacock’s tail, or at least the human face?

Timugon Murut

Etymology

Compare Tagal Murut pahun (“house”) and Central Dusun land, country.

Noun

pagun

1. state

   Inggalan ru pagun ku Sabah.

   My state's name is Sabah.

Derived terms

• mamagun
• manampagun
• pagunon
• pamagunan
• sampagunan