ibon
English
Etymology 1
Borrowing from Tagalog ibon (bird).
Noun
ibon (plural ibons)
- cinnamon ibon (Hypocryptadius cinnamomeus)
- 2022, Susan Myers, The Bird Name Book: A History of English Bird Names, page 172:
- The single species of ibon, the Cinnamon Ibon, is a small passerid sparrow in the monotypic genus Hypocryptadius found only on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines.
Etymology 2
Noun
ibon (plural ibons)
- A self-service kiosk found in 7-Eleven stores in parts of Asia.
- 2012, C. Y. Huang, Y. C. Lin, “The Study of Business Model Innovation: The Case of 7-Eleven ibon”, in Yu Da Academic Press, volume 33:
- (see title)
- 2015, Christopher Lovelock, Paul Patterson, Services Marketing, page 440:
- Inspired by multimedia kiosks in Japan, 7-Eleven introduced a user-friendly multimedia kiosk –ibon – into its stores in 2006. ibon enabled 7-Eleven to provide various self-services which required the minimal involvement of shop assistants.
- 2017, Piera Chen, Dinah Gardner, Lonely Planet Taiwan:
- Use an ibon kiosk (Chinese only) at a 7-Eleven to book your train ticket. Take the printed slip of paper with your booking number and pay at the counter.
- 2020, Alan R. Nankervis, Julia Connell, John Burgess, The Future of Work in Asia and Beyond:
- Most of the 7-Eleven stores are installed with an “i-bon” kiosk machine which allows customers to carry out their retail shopping; pay their bills or fines; book tickets for concerts, trains or flights; buy credit for games; post parcels; apply for bank loans and more.
Bikol Central
Etymology
Borrowed from Tagalog ibon, from Kapampangan ebun (“egg”), from Proto-Central Luzon *ʔəybun, from Proto-Philippine *ibun.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: i‧bon
- IPA(key): /ˈʔibon/ [ˈʔi.bon̪]
Noun
ibon
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Kapampangan ebun (“egg”), from Proto-Central Luzon *ʔəybun, from Northern Proto-Philippine *ʀubun (“egg”). Compare Sambali oybon (“egg”), Ilongot lubun, Casiguran Dumagat Agta bunay, Bikol Central bunay, and Waray-Waray bunay.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔibon/ [ˈʔiː.bon̪]
- Rhymes: -ibon
- Syllabification: i‧bon
Noun
ibon (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜊᜓᜈ᜔)
Derived terms
- bahay-ibon
- dalub-ibon
- dalub-ibunan
- haribon
- ibon-ibunan
- ibong mababa ang lipad
- ibong malaya
- ibong mandaragit
- ibong maninila
- ibong sawi
- ibunan
- mag-ibon
- mag-iibon
- maibon
- mangibon
- mangingibon
- palaibunan
- pamugaw-ibon
See also
Further reading
- “ibon”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018