lamon

See also: Lamon

Esperanto

Noun

lamon

1. accusative singular of lamo

Mansaka

Verb

lamon

1. to swallow

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lamun (“eat voraciously, gulp down, swallow whole”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈlamon/ [ˈla.mon]
• Rhymes: -amon
• Syllabification: la‧mon

Noun

lamon (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜋᜓᜈ᜔)

1. voracious eating; gluttonous eating; gorging; devouring

   Synonyms: sabsab, pagsabsab

2. (figurative) consumption by fire

   Synonyms: tupok, pagtupok, pagkatupok

3. (figurative) engulfing by big waves

   Synonyms: lulon, paglulon, sakmal, pagsakmal

Derived terms

• lalamunan
• lamunan
• lamunin
• lumamon
• paglamon
• palamunin

 

Further reading

• “lamon”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*lamun₂”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary