giyon

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish guion. The sense “hyphen” has been displaced by gitling. Doublet of gidon.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ɡiˈon/ [ˈɡjon̪]
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: gi‧yon

Noun

giyón (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜒᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. hyphen
    Synonym: gitling
  2. guidon; banner
    Synonyms: gidon, gabayan
    Near-synonyms: bandera, watawat

See also

Further reading

  • “giyon”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 312
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