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4-letter words (4 found)

NOPE,OPEN,PEON,PONE,

3-letter words (5 found)

EON,NEP,ONE,OPE,PEN,

2-letter words (8 found)

EN,NE,NO,OE,ON,OP,PE,PO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

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All 4 letters words made out of peon

peon epon poen open eopn oepn peno epno pneo npeo enpo nepo pone opne pnoe npoe onpe nope eonp oenp enop neop onep noep

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Definitions and meaning of peon

peon

Etymology

From a combination of Middle French pion, peon and Spanish peón, both from Late Latin pedōnem (pedestrian). Doublet of pawn.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpiː.ən/, /ˈpeɪ.ɒn/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpi.ɑn/, /ˈpeɪ.ɑn/
  • (especially sense 3, obsolete) IPA(key): /pɪˈuːn/, /pjuːn/
  • Rhymes: -iːən, -ɒn, -iɑn, -eɪɑn
  • Homophones: paean, pee-on (one pronunciation)

Noun

peon (plural peons or peones)

  1. A lowly person; a peasant or serf; a labourer who is obliged to do menial work.
  2. (figurative) A person of low rank or importance.
  3. (India, historical) A messenger, foot soldier, or native policeman.

Related terms

  • peonage

Translations

References

Further reading

  • Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “peon”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Anagrams

  • Nope, nope, open, peno-, pone

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

  • pion

Etymology

From Hellenistic Ancient Greek παιωνία (paiōnía), from Ancient Greek Παιών (Paiṓn, Paean, physician of the gods)/παιών (paiṓn, a physician).

Noun

peon m (definite singular peonen, indefinite plural peoner, definite plural peonene)

  1. a peony (genus Paeonia)

Derived terms

  • peonrød

References

  • “peon” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • pion

Etymology

From Hellenistic Ancient Greek παιωνία (paiōnía), from Ancient Greek Παιών (Paiṓn, Paean, physician of the gods)/παιών (paiṓn, a physician).

Noun

peon m (definite singular peonen, indefinite plural peonar, definite plural peonane)

  1. a peony (genus Paeonia)

References

  • “peon” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Old French

Alternative forms

  • pedon (archaic)
  • paon, pion, poon, poun
  • paun, peoun, poune, pounne

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin pedōnem (pedestrian).

Pronunciation

  • (archaic) IPA(key): /pəˈðun/
  • (classical, late) IPA(key): /pəˈun/, /piˈun/, /paˈun/, /puˈun/

Noun

peon oblique singularm (oblique plural peons, nominative singular peons, nominative plural peon)

  1. one who goes on foot; pedestrian
    (military) infantryman
    (chess) pawn

Descendants

  • French: pion
    • Dutch: pion
      • Afrikaans: pion
      • Indonesian: pion
    • Greek: πιόνι (pióni)
    • Polish: pion
    • Romanian: pion
    • Turkish: piyon
  • Middle English: pown, powne, poun, poune, pon, pawn, pawne, paun, pewne
    • English: pawn
    • Scots: poun

References

  • peon on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub
  • “peon”, in DEAF: Dictionnaire Étymologique de l'Ancien Français, Heidelberg: Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften, 1968-.

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɛ.ɔn/
  • Rhymes: -ɛɔn
  • Syllabification: pe‧on

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish peón, from Late Latin pedō.

Noun

peon m pers

  1. (agriculture, historical) peon (lowly person; a peasant or serf; a labourer who is obliged to do menial work)
Declension
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek παιών (paiṓn).

Noun

peon m inan

  1. (poetry) paeon (foot containing any pattern of three short syllables and one long syllable)
Declension
Derived terms

Further reading

  • peon in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French péon or Spanish peon.

Noun

peon m (plural peoni)

  1. peon

Declension

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • piyon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish peón, from Late Latin pedōnem (pedestrian), from Latin ped- (foot).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: pe‧on
  • IPA(key): /peˈon/, [pɛˈon]

Noun

peón (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. peon
  2. (chess) pawn

See also

Further reading

  • “peon”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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