Colon

See also: Appendix:Variations of "colon"

English

Etymology

Spanish surname, variant of Colón. Also Castilianized form of Colom.

Proper noun

Colon

1. A surname.

Anagrams

• Locon, locon, lonco

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish Colón, from Cristóbal Colón. Named after Christopher Columbus.

Proper noun

Colon

1. Colon Street and its surrounding area

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Colon.

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Colón, from Latin Columbus, from columbus (“dove”), from Ancient Greek κόλυμβος (kólumbos).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /koˈlon/ [k̠oˈlon̪]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: Co‧lon
• Homophone: kolon

Proper noun

Colón (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜎᜓᜈ᜔) (dated)

1. Columbus (Christopher Columbus, Italian explorer of the Americas)

   Apat na lahat ang nagawang paglalayag ni Colon sa Amerika bago siya namatay noong 1506.

   The voyages undertaken by Columbus to the Americas was four in total before he died in 1506.

Usage notes

• Nowadays, people refer to Columbus with his English name due to English influence. Usage of his Spanish name Cristóbal Colón has been limited to historical texts and textbooks.