tabon

From Cebuano tabon.

tabon (plural tabons)

1. The bird Megapodius cumingii, the Philippine megapode.

• Botan, baton, bâton

• Hyphenation: ta‧bon

From Proto-Philippine *tabun (“cover with sand”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tapbun.

tabon

1. cover; covering
2. cap (protective cover or seal)

tabon

1. to cover
2. to replace a cover, plug or cap
3. to bury; to hide or conceal as if by covering with earth or another substance

tabon

1. the Philippine megapode (Megapodius cumingii)

For quotations using this term, see Citations:tabon.

tabon

1. cover, lid

From Proto-Philippine *tabun (“cover with sand”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tabun.

• IPA^(key): /ˈtabon/, [ˈta.bon]
• Hyphenation: ta‧bon

tabon (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜊᜓᜈ᜔)

1. heap of soil or dirt used to fill a hole in the ground
2. act of filling up or covering a hole in the ground with soil or dirt

   Synonym: pagtatabon

3. dike of earth used to separate fishponds

   Synonym: pilapil

• tambak

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /taˈbon/ [tɐˈbon], /ˈtabon/ [ˈta.bon]
• Rhymes: -on, -abon
• Syllabification: ta‧bon

tabón or tabon (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜊᜓᜈ᜔)

1. Philippine megapode (Megapodius cumingii)