pohon

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

pohón (Badlit spelling ᜉᜓᜑᜓᜈ᜔)

1. alternative spelling of puhon (“soon”)

Deverbal from pohnat.

• IPA^(key): [ˈpoɦon]

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pohon m inan

1. drive, propulsion, traction

• “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), 2008–2025

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

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

pohon (plural pohon-pohon)

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

   Synonyms: asal mula, pangkal, pokok sebab

Inherited from Malay pohon, from Old Javanese puhun.

pohon

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

• “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.

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /ˈpohon/ [ˈpo.hon]
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /ˈpohun/ [ˈpo.hun]
• Rhymes: -ohon, -hon, -on

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

pohon (Jawi spelling ڤوهون, plural pohon-pohon)

1. tree (large woody plant)

   Synonym: pokok

2. origin, base

   Synonyms: pangkal, asal

• > Indonesian: pohon (inherited)

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pohon

1. to ask, to request, to plead

   Synonyms: minta, pinta

• > Indonesian: pohon (inherited)

• 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

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