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Translingual

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Symbol

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pon

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Pohnpeian.

See also

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English

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Preposition

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pon

  1. Alternative spelling of 'pon.

Anagrams

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Agarabi

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Noun

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pon

  1. pig
    Pon a-ruah yeih-pah.
    Place where they killed the pig.

References

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  • Richard Loving. Grammatical studies in three languages of Papua New Guinea (1974).

Ainu

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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pon (Kana spelling ポン)

  1. small, little,few,young
  1. pon cikuni
    small tree
  1. a=oskoni katu pon ruwe ne.
    There was little (fish) available.
  1. pon hekaci
    young boy

Verb

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pon (Kana spelling ポン)

  1. to be small, to be little, to be few, to be young
  1. kewe pon kusu oka.
    Body is very small.

Antonyms

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Derived terms

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Catalan

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Verb

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pon

  1. inflection of pondre:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Cimbrian

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Noun

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pon m

  1. A clearing; an area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees.

References

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  • Umberto Patuzzi, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar, Luserna: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Dutch

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Etymology

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Clipping of japon.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pɔn/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: pon
  • Rhymes: -ɔn

Noun

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pon m (plural ponnen, diminutive ponnetje n)

  1. nightgown, nightdress

Synonyms

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Galician

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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pon

  1. inflection of poñer:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative
  2. inflection of pór:
    1. third-person singular/plural present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

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References

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Haitian Creole

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Etymology

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From French pont (bridge).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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pon

  1. bridge

Indonesian

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Noun

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pon

  1. pound (16 avoirdupois ounces)

Jamaican Creole

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Etymology

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From English upon. Compare Belizean Creole pahn.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pɒn/
  • Hyphenation: pon

Preposition

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pon

  1. on
    Weh yuh deh pon?
    What are you on?

Usage notes

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  • Jamaican Creole uses pon only for on as a preposition, so it does not use pon for on as an adjective, adverb, verb or noun.

Japanese

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Romanization

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pon

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ぽん
  2. Rōmaji transcription of ポン

Lower Sorbian

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Adverb

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pon

  1. Superseded spelling of pón.

Middle English

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Noun

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pon

  1. Alternative form of pown (pawn)

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpon/ [ˈpõn]
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: pon

Verb

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pon

  1. second-person singular imperative of poner

Further reading

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  • pon” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010

Volapük

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Etymology

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From French pont.

Noun

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pon (nominative plural pons)

  1. bridge

Declension

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Zou

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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pon

  1. Alternative form of puon

References

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  • Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 47