ahon

ahon

1. genitive singular of aho

• haon

From ā- +‎ hōn. Cognate with Gothic 𐌿𐍃𐌷𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌽 (ushahan).

• IPA^(key): /ɑːˈxoːn/, [ɑːˈhoːn]

āhōn

1. to hang, suspend, hang on the gallows or cross, crucify

• Middle English: ahōn

From Proto-Central Philippine *háʔun (“take from the fire”) with metathesis. Compare Ilocano aon, Bikol Central haon, Cebuano haon, and Tausug hawn. See also hain.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔahon/ [ˈʔaː.hon̪]
• Rhymes: -ahon
• Syllabification: a‧hon

ahon (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜑᜓᜈ᜔)

1. getting out from the water (after a bath, swim, etc.)

   Antonym: lusong

2. ascent; climb

   Synonyms: akyat, pag-akyat, sampa, pagsampa

3. disembarkation; landing (as from a ship)
4. travel to the town or city (from a smaller village)
5. removal of food after cooking (from a stove, fire, etc.)
6. return trip from a water source (after fishing, washing clothes, etc.)
7. (figurative) relief; redemption (from hardship, misery, sin, etc.)

• “ahon”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018