ahon
Pronunciation: /ˈʔahon/
“ahon” is a Tagalog word. Its 7 meanings in English:
noun
- getting out from the water (after a bath, swim, etc.)
- ascent; climb
- disembarkation; landing (as from a ship)
- travel to the town or city (from a smaller village)
- removal of food after cooking (from a stove, fire, etc.)
- return trip from a water source (after fishing, washing clothes, etc.)
- relief; redemption (from hardship, misery, sin, etc.)
Etymology
From Proto-Central Philippine *háʔun (“take from the fire”) with metathesis. Compare Ilocano aon, Central Bikol haon, Cebuano haon, and Tausug hawn. See also hain.
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