jagon

== Basque == === Alternative forms === jabon === Etymology === Unknown, the presence of the final /n/ and initial /j/ suggests an origin from Proto-Basque with an unknown root. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /ɟaɡon/ [ɟa.ɣ̞õn] Rhymes: -aɡon, -on Hyphenation: ja‧gon === Verb === jagon du (imperfect participle jagoten, future participle jagongo or jagonen, short form jagon, verbal noun jagote) (Biscayan) to guard, to protect Synonyms: zaindu, babestu, gorde === References === === Further reading === “jagon”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language] “jagon”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005 == Old High German == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *jagōn. === Verb === jagōn to hunt ==== Descendants ==== Middle High German: jagen Alemannic German: jage Cimbrian: jaagan German: jagen Hunsrik: jachte Luxembourgish: joen Yiddish: יאָגן (yogn) >? Proto-Albanian: *jaxånj- Albanian: gjuaj === References ===