andon

See also: Andon and ăn đòn

English

Etymology

(manufacturing): Borrowed from Japanese アンドン (andon), a specialization of 行灯 (andon). Introduced by Toyota.

Noun

andon (countable and uncountable, plural andons)

  1. (countable) A Japanese paper lantern.
  2. (manufacturing, uncountable) A system that notifies workers of a quality or process problem, sometimes with a means to pause production until the problem is resolved.
  3. (countable) A light used to indicate a problem in the andon manufacturing system.

Anagrams

Indonesian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Japanese 行灯(あんどん) (andon).

Noun

andon (plural andon-andon)

  1. (literally) an enclosed paper-covered standing lamp
  2. (manufacturing) andon: a system that notifies workers of a quality or process problem, sometimes with a means to pause production until the problem is resolved.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Javanese ꦲꦤ꧀ꦢꦺꦴꦤ꧀ (andon, to carry on, to engage in).

Noun

andon (plural andon-andon)

  1. (nautical) fishermen who catch fish outside their home area (either permanently or not), do so within a certain time period
  2. (nautical) sea ​​fishing using large vessels, carried out legally by fishermen outside their home area within a certain period of time

Further reading

Japanese

Romanization

andon

  1. Rōmaji transcription of あんどん

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *anadōn, from Proto-Germanic *anadōną.

Verb

andon

  1. to be jealous of

Inflection

Descendants

Further reading

  • andon”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012