pọn
See also: Appendix:Variations of "pon"
Gun
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Gbe *kpɔ̃́ (“to look at”).[1] Cognates include Fon kpɔ́n, Saxwe Gbe kpɔ́n, Adja kpɔ́, Ewe kpɔ
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k͡pɔ̃́/
Verb
pọ́n (Nigeria)
References
- ^ Capo, Hounkpati B.C. (1991) A Comparative Phonology of Gbe (Publications in African Languages and Linguistics; 14), Berlin/New York, Garome, Benin: Foris Publications & Labo Gbe (Int), page 219
Yoruba
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k͡pɔ̃́/
Verb
pọ́n
- to flatter, to compliment, to praise
- to make flat
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Máńgòrò tó ti pọ́n
Àkísà tó ti pọ́n
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k͡pɔ̃́/
Verb
pọ́n
- to be stained
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k͡pɔ̃́/
Verb
pọ́n
- to sharpen
Etymology 4
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k͡pɔ̃́/
Verb
pọ́n
Etymology 5
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k͡pɔ̃́/
Verb
pọ́n
Etymology 6
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k͡pɔ̃̄/
Verb
pọn
Etymology 7
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k͡pɔ̃̄/
Verb
pọn
Etymology 8
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k͡pɔ̃̀/
Verb
pọ̀n