pohon

See also: pöhön

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poˈhon/ [poˈhon̪]
• Hyphenation: po‧hon

Adverb

pohón (Badlit spelling ᜉᜓᜑᜓᜈ᜔)

1. Alternative spelling of puhon (“soon”)

Czech

Etymology

Deverbal from pohnat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpoɦon]

Noun

pohon m inan

1. drive, propulsion, traction

Declension

Declension of pohon (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	pohon	pohony
genitive	pohonu	pohonů
dative	pohonu	pohonům
accusative	pohon	pohony
vocative	pohone	pohony
locative	pohonu	pohonech
instrumental	pohonem	pohony

Related terms

• pohánět

 

Further reading

• “pohon”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “pohon”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “pohon”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈpohon/ [ˈpo.hon]
• Rhymes: -ohon
• Syllabification: po‧hon

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay pohon, from Proto-Malayic *puhun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *puqun, from Proto-Austronesian *puqun. Doublet of mohon.

Noun

pohon (first-person possessive pohonku, second-person possessive pohonmu, third-person possessive pohonnya)

1. tree, large woody plant.
2. origin, the beginning of something.

   Synonyms: asal mula, pangkal, pokok sebab

Derived terms

• berpohon
• pepohonan
• pohon-pohonan

 

Etymology 2

Inherited from Malay pohon, from Old Javanese puhun.

Verb

pohon

1. (archaic) alternative spelling of mohon (“to ask, to request”)

Derived terms

• dimohon
• memohon
• memohonkan

 

Further reading

• “pohon” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /pohon/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /pohʊn/
• Rhymes: -ohon, -hon, -on

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayic *puhun (compare Iban pun), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *puqun, from Proto-Austronesian *puqun.

Noun

pohon (Jawi spelling ڤوهون, plural pohon-pohon, informal 1st possessive pohonku, 2nd possessive pohonmu, 3rd possessive pohonnya)

1. tree (large woody plant)

   Synonym: pokok

2. origin, base

   Synonyms: pangkal, asal

Descendants

• > Indonesian: pohon (inherited)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

pohon

1. to ask, to request, to plead

   Synonyms: minta, pinta

Derived terms

• pemohon
• permohonan

 

Descendants

• > Indonesian: pohon (inherited)

References

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “ڤوهن pohon”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 68
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “ڤوهن pohun”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 483
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “pohon”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 245

Further reading

• “pohon” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.