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pion

Pronunciation: /ˈpion/

“pion” is an Indonesian word. Its 5 meanings in English:

noun

  1. pawn
  2. pion
  3. pioneer
  4. subordinate, underling
  5. a type of bamboo plant that grows in the hills, the water is used as a medicine for pus in the ears

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch pion (“pawn”), from French pion, from Old French peon, poon, paon, from Late Latin pedō, pedōnem (“footsoldier”), from Latin pēs, pedem (“foot”). Doublet of piung.

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