gabon

See also: Gabon, Gabón, Gabòn, Gabōn, Gaboń, Gaboŋ, and Gàbọ̀n

Basque

Etymology

From gau (“night”) +‎ on (“good”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡabon/ [ɡa.β̞õn]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -abon, -on
  • Hyphenation: ga‧bon

Interjection

gabon

  1. good night
  2. good evening (after 8 PM)

Noun

gabon inan

  1. Christmas
    Synonym: eguberri

Declension

Declension of gabon (inanimate, plural only, ending in consonant)
indefinite plural
absolutive gabon gabonak
ergative gabonek gabonek
dative gaboni gabonei
genitive gabonen gabonen
comitative gabonekin gabonekin
causative gabonengatik gabonengatik
benefactive gabonentzat gabonentzat
instrumental gabonez gabonez
inessive gabonetan gabonetan
locative gabonetako gabonetako
allative gabonetara gabonetara
terminative gabonetaraino gabonetaraino
directive gabonetarantz gabonetarantz
destinative gabonetarako gabonetarako
ablative gabonetatik gabonetatik
partitive gabonik —
prolative gabontzat —

Derived terms

  • Gabon egun (“Christmas Eve”)
  • Gabon gau
  • Gabon zahar (“New Year's Eve”)
  • gabon-afari
  • gabon-eske
  • gabon-kanta (“Christmas carol”)
  • gabon-subil
  • gabonsari (“Christmas gift”)
  • gabonzale

Further reading

  • “gabon”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
  • “gabon”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡaˈbon/ [ɡɐˈbon̪]
  • Hyphenation: ga‧bon

Noun

gabón (Badlit spelling ᜄᜊᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. fog
  2. cloud
    Synonym: panganod

Higaonon

Noun

gabon

  1. cloud
  2. sky
    Synonym: langit

Hiligaynon

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡaˈbon/ [ɡaˈbon]
  • Hyphenation: ga‧bon

Noun

gabón

  1. cloud
    Synonym: panganod

Mansaka

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀabun.

Noun

gabon

  1. fog
  2. cloud

Maranao

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀabun. Compare with Cebuano gabon,Higaonon gabon, Hiligaynon gabon, Mansaka gabon, Tausug gabun, Maguindanao gabun and Dibabawon Manobo gabun.

Noun

gabon

  1. cloud

References

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