sifon

• sifón

Borrowed from German Siphon, from French siphon, from Latin sīphō from Ancient Greek σίφων (síphōn, “pipe, tube”), of unknown ultimate origin.

• IPA^(key): [ˈsɪfon]
• IPA^(key): [ˈsɪfoːn]

sifon m inan

1. stench trap

   Synonym: zápachová uzávěrka

2. soda siphon

   Synonym: sodovka

• “sifon”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “sifon”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “sifon”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈsifon/ [ˈsi.fɔn]
• Rhymes: -ifon
• Syllabification: si‧fon

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σίφων (síphōn, “pipe, tube”).

sifon (plural sifon-sifon)

1. siphon:
   1. a bent pipe or tube with one end lower than the other, in which hydrostatic pressure exerted due to the force of gravity moves liquid from one reservoir to another
   2. (biology) a tubelike organ found in animals or elongated cell found in plants
2. siphon spillway

From Dutch chiffon, from French chiffon, from Middle French chiffe (“cloth, old rag”), from Old French chipe (“rag”), from Middle English chip, chippe (“chip, shard, fragment”), from Old English ċipp (“chip, splinter, shaving”).

sifon (plural sifon-sifon)

1. chiffon: A sheer silk or rayon fabric

• “sifon” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Borrowed from French siphon, from Latin sipho, from Ancient Greek σίφων (síphōn, “pipe, tube”), but of unknown ultimate origin.

sifon n (plural sifoane)

1. siphon
2. (slang) informer, snitch (person who tells authorities about improper or illegal activity)

   Synonym: sifonar

Borrowed from French siphon, from Latin sipho, from Ancient Greek σίφων (síphōn, “pipe, tube”), of unknown ultimate origin.

• IPA^(key): /siˈfon/

sifon (definite accusative sifonu, plural sifonlar)

1. siphon