gibbon

== English == === Alternative forms === guibon (obsolete) === Etymology === Reborrowing from French gibbon, folk etymology (compare English Gibbon) ultimately from a Northern Aslian language (compare Batek kəboɲ). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡɪbən/, /ɡɪˈbɑn/ Rhymes: -ɪbən === Noun === gibbon (plural gibbons) A small ape of the family Hylobatidae with long limbs, which they use to travel through rainforests by swinging from branch to branch. ==== Synonyms ==== hylobatid lesser ape (dated) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “gibbon”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “gibbon”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. gibbon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === gobbin == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from French gibbon. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɣɪ.bɔn/ Hyphenation: gib‧bon === Noun === gibbon m (plural gibbons, no diminutive) gibbon, primate of the family Hylobatidae == French == === Etymology === Brought to Europe from French India by Joseph François Dupleix, probably from an English folk etymology (compare English Gibbon) with an Aslian root. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʒi.bɔ̃/ === Noun === gibbon m (plural gibbons) Gibbon === References === === Further reading === Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “gibbon”, in Online Etymology Dictionary. “gibbon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012