babon
Indonesian
Etymology
Borrowed from JavaneseCategory:Indonesian terms borrowed from Javanese#BABONCategory:Indonesian terms derived from Javanese#BABON ꦧꦧꦺꦴꦤ꧀ (babon, “female animal; animal that spawns especially female chicken; hen; capital that produces interest; original copy; sumber from a quote”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈbabon/ [ˈba.bɔn]Category:Indonesian 2-syllable words#BABONCategory:Indonesian terms with IPA pronunciation#BABON
- Rhymes: -abonCategory:Rhymes:Indonesian/abon#BABONCategory:Rhymes:Indonesian/abon/2 syllables#BABON
- Syllabification: ba‧bon
Noun
babon (plural babon-babon)Category:Indonesian lemmas#BABONCategory:Indonesian nouns#BABONCategory:Indonesian entries with incorrect language header#BABONCategory:Pages with entries#BABONCategory:Pages with 3 entries#BABON
- hen
- mother (especially for animals)
- Synonym: induk
- (fishingCategory:id:Fishing#BABON jargon) giant; trophy-sized fish
- Gue dapat ikan baronang babon cuy!
- I caught a giant Rabbitfish dude!
- (figurative, slangCategory:Indonesian slang#BABON, derogatoryCategory:Indonesian derogatory terms#BABON) giant; large (body or built of a person)
- Synonym: gergasi
- manuscript; copy; script; codex
- Synonym: naskah
Usage notes
- The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Standard Malay usage can be seen in babun. The word is frequently confused with the English baboon. However, the correct Indonesian and Malay term for the primate is babun (spelled with a 'u'). Users in these regions should be careful not to misinterpret the Indonesian fishing jargon and figurative expression as a reference to a primate.
- In Indonesian, "babon" is widely used in hobbyist circles—particularly in fishing—as a slang term to describe an exceptionally large or trophy-sized specimen (e.g., nila babon, a giant tilapia). This sense is derived from the figurative "mother" or "original" source. And also, when applied to people, "babon" is a derogatory slang term describing a person of very large, sturdy, or heavy stature. Unlike its use in fishing (where it is often positive), calling a person a babon is generally considered an insult regarding their body size and should be avoided in polite conversation.
Further reading
- “babon”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
Polish
Etymology
From baba + -onCategory:Polish terms suffixed with -on#BABON.
Pronunciation
Noun
babon m animalCategory:Polish lemmas#BABONCategory:Polish nouns#BABONCategory:Polish entries with incorrect language header#BABONCategory:Polish masculine nouns#BABONCategory:Polish animal nouns#BABONCategory:Pages with entries#BABONCategory:Pages with 3 entries#BABON
- (colloquialCategory:Polish colloquialisms#BABON, derogatoryCategory:Polish derogatory terms#BABON) broad, bag (a woman)
Declension
Further reading
- “babon”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- “babon”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN (in Polish)
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from FrenchCategory:Romanian terms borrowed from French#BABONCategory:Romanian terms derived from French#BABON bubon.
Noun
babon n (plural baboane)Category:Romanian lemmas#BABONCategory:Romanian nouns#BABONCategory:Romanian nouns with red links in their headword lines#BABONCategory:Romanian countable nouns#BABONCategory:Romanian entries with incorrect language header#BABONCategory:Romanian neuter nouns#BABONCategory:Pages with entries#BABONCategory:Pages with 3 entries#BABON
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative-accusative | babon | babonul | baboane | baboanele |
| genitive-dative | babon | babonului | baboane | baboanelor |
| vocative | babonule | baboanelor | ||