hipon

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog hipon, from Proto-Philippine *hipun.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: hi‧pon
  • IPA(key): /ˈhipon/

Noun

hipon

  1. (Daet) shrimp
    Synonym: pasayan
  2. (Daet) prawn
    Synonym: buyod

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *hipun.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: hi‧pon
  • IPA(key): /ˈhipon/, [ˈhi.pʊn̪]

Noun

hipon

  1. krill
  2. A condiment paste made of fermented or salted krill.
  3. A dish of sautéed krill paste with garlic and onions.
  4. A dish of sautéed krill paste with garlic, onions and sliced Averrhoa bilimbi fruits.

Dupaningan Agta

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hi.ˈpon/

Noun

hipón

  1. (medicine) mucus; head cold

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *hípun (small shrimp).[1] Compare Cebuano hipun (tiny shrimp), Mansaka ipon (small fish). The "butterface" sense is from people eating the body of the shrimp and treating the head as undesirable by throwing it away.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: hi‧pon
  • IPA(key): /ˈhipon/, [ˈhi.pon]

Noun

hipon (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜉᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. shrimp; prawn
  2. (figuratively, slang, derogatory) butterface

Derived terms

  • hipong-alat
  • hipong-ilog
  • maghipon
  • mahipon
  • palahipunan

See also

References

  1. Robert Blust; Stephen Trussel (2010-) Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
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