-oon

American  

1. a suffix occurring in words borrowed from French and other Romance languages (bassoon; balloon; dragoon; pontoon ), and on this model occasionally used in the formation of new nouns in English (spittoon ).

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Etymology

Origin of -oon

As an English formative (e.g., in spittoon ), extracted from words of various origins ( buffoon, lagoon, etc.) but representing chiefly French -on in words stressed on the final syllable; compare Spanish -on, Italian -one, Latin -ōn-

Example Sentences

Judge See Kee Oon said that though Murugayan, 40, suffered significant psychiatric problems, the offences she committed were abhorrent and with purpose.

From Reuters

Singapore's High Court has accepted a request to freeze up to $3.5 billion of worldwide assets of Lim Oon Kuin and his two children following the collapse of Lim's oil trading firm Hin Leong Trading Pte Ltd, the company's liquidators told creditors in an email reviewed by Reuters.

From Reuters

A Singapore prosecutor filed 23 additional forgery-related charges on Friday against Lim Oon Kuin, the founder of collapsed oil trading firm Hin Leong Trading Pte Ltd.

From Reuters

The official in Mae Hong Son province said Monday that 12 people were injured at the Mae La Oon refugee camp, which houses about 9,000 people, mostly members of the Karen ethnic minority from Myanmar.

From Seattle Times

Sung in a mixture of English and the Mandarin dialect Hokkien, the song was intended to "express how the average Singaporean views this ongoing deadlock," said Mr Oon.

From BBC