ponkan
English
Alternative forms
- poncan
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 椪柑 (ponkan), from Hokkien 椪柑 (phòng-kam).
Noun
ponkan (plural ponkans)
Japanese
Romanization
ponkan
Tagalog
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from English ponkan, from Japanese 椪柑 (ponkan), from Hokkien 椪柑 (phòng-kam).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈpoŋkan/ [ˈpoŋ.kɐn̪]
- Rhymes: -oŋkan
- Syllabification: pon‧kan
Noun
ponkan (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜅ᜔ᜃᜈ᜔)
- ponkan (Citrus poonensis, a species of citrus fruit, similar to a tangerine (fruit), mandarin orange, orange)
- (colloquial) tangerine (fruit); mandarin orange; orange (fruit)
- Synonyms: tangherina, mandarin, kahel, narangha
See also
Further reading
- “ponkan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018