milon

milon

1. accusative singular of milo

• (Middle Polish) IPA^(key): /ˈmi.lɔn/

milon m animacy unattested

1. Middle Polish form of milion

• melon

Borrowed from Spanish melón, from Late Latin mēlōnem, shortening of Latin mēlopepō, from Ancient Greek μηλοπέπων (mēlopépōn, “melon”). Corrupted by the /e/~/i/ allophony.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /miˈlon/ [mɪˈlon̪]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: mi‧lon

milón (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜎᜓᜈ᜔)

1. melon

• “milon”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “milon”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Serrano-Laktaw, Pedro (1914) Diccionario tagálog-hispano, Ateneo de Manila, page 829.

• Limon, limon