Loon

See also: loon and lo-on

English

Proper noun

Loon

  1. A municipality of Bohol, Philippines.

See also

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Lo‧on
  • IPA(key): /ˈloon/ [ˈl̪o.on̪]

Proper noun

Loon

  1. a municipality of Bohol

Dutch

Etymology

  • (Drenthe) First attested as lon in the 12th century. Derived from the dative plural form of lo (light forest).
  • (Noord-Brabant) First attested as loen in 1450. Derived from the dative plural form of lo (light forest).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /loːn/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Loon
  • Rhymes: -oːn
  • Homophone: loon

Proper noun

Loon n

  1. a village in Assen, Drenthe, Netherlands
  2. a hamlet in Waalre, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian lān, from Proto-West Germanic *laun. Cognate with German Lohn.

Noun

Loon m

  1. reward; prize
  2. recompense; wages; pay
  3. salary; hire

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈloʔon/ [ˈloː.ʔon̪]
  • Rhymes: -oʔon
  • Syllabification: Lo‧on

Proper noun

Loon (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜂᜈ᜔)

  1. a municipality of Bohol, Philippines