Mapun - poon

A tree; a trunk of a tree.

Dangom poon niyug ni tana' na?

How many coconut trees are on his land?

Capital for investment.

Bong luu poon nu, mahap gi ko magbisnis man nu magmastal.

If you have capital, you are better off starting a business than teaching school.

mag-

-an

pag--an

To combine capital; to be given capital (to start a business).

Iya bay ngusaha bay pinagpoonan me' bapa' na.

He started a business by having his uncle give him the capital.

Bong ya' sukup poonan nu, subay kita duwa magpoon ngusaha.

If you don't have enough capital, we should both combine our capital to start a business.

Beginning; origin; source of s.t.; the reason or cause of s.t. [This can be used interchangeably with "poonan"].

Bā'-bā' kasohean, indo poonan manusiya'.

According to some, monkeys were the origin of man.

Oy poon jama looy matay? Ituu bay poonan na matay.

What's the cause of that person's death? This is the reason he died.

sabap, punsa'

The variant, "poonan", can be used instead of "poon" with some of these meanings, but not with others. It cannot be substituted for rice husk, tree trunk; It can be substituted for source/beginning, cause/reason, and capital for investment.

N--redup

-an

To start doing s.t.; to get s.o. started doing s.t.

Soy bay moon-moonan kau nginum alak?

Who got you started drinking liquor?

Daa ko moon-moon sigup, taggaha' ngakig siyali nu.

Don't start smoking, lest your younger brother copy you.

Lay ja' ya pinoon-poonan nganggital, batnaa tinagi na ya.

After he got started (by someone) playing the guitar, now he loves it.

Unhusked rice mixed in with husked rice.

Ya' laku bohas naa sabap meka poon na.

That rice isn't selling well because it has lots of unhusked grains mixed in.

poonan

Having unhusked grains mixed in with husked grains of rice.

Si Mma' ya doman kinakan poonan.

My father doesn't like to eat cooked rice that has unhusked grains in it.