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sifon.

siphon:

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsifon/Standard-Indonesian[ˈsi.fɔn]Standard-Indonesian
  1. siphon: a bent pipe or tube with one end lower than the other, in which hydrostatic pressure exerted due to the force of gravity moves liquid from one reservoir to another

  2. siphon: a tubelike organ found in animals or elongated cell found in plants

  3. siphon spillway

Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σίφων (síphōn, “pipe, tube”).

noun/ˈsifon/Standard-Indonesian[ˈsi.fɔn]Standard-Indonesian
  1. chiffon: A sheer silk or rayon fabric

Where this word comes from

From Dutch chiffon, from French chiffon, from Middle French chiffe (“cloth, old rag”), from Old French chipe (“rag”), from Middle English chip, chippe (“chip, shard, fragment”), from Old English ċipp (“chip, splinter, shaving”).

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