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From pi +‎ -on, as alteration of pi-meson.

pion (plural pions)

  1. (particle physics) Any of three semistable mesons, having positive, negative or neutral charge, composed of up and down quarks/antiquarks.

particle

From Dutch pion, from French pion, from Middle French pion, from Old French peon, from Late Latin pedō.

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pion (plural pionne, diminutive pionnetjie)

  1. (chess) pawn; least valuable piece in chess
  2. a pawn; a person who has no control over their lot, usually manipulated by others to some end
Chess pieces in Afrikaans · skaakstukke (skaak + stukke) (layout · text)
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koning dame toring loper ruiter pion

Borrowed from French pion, from Middle French pion, from Old French peon, from Late Latin pedō (“footman”).

pion m (plural pionnen, diminutive pionnetje n)

  1. (chess) pawn
  2. (boardgames, by extension) piece, pawn (generic player piece in boardgames resembling the pawn in chess)
  3. (figurative) pawn (someone without control; one who is (easily) manipulated)
Chess pieces in Dutch · schaakstukken (schaak + stukken) (layout · text)
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koning koningin, dame toren loper, bisschop, raadsheer paard pion

Borrowed from English pion.

pion n (plural pionen, no diminutive)

  1. (physics) pion (subatomic particle)

pion

  1. accusative singular of pio

Inherited from Old French peon, from Late Latin pedōnem, derived from Latin ped- (“foot”). Doublet of péon, which was borrowed from Spanish peón.

pion m (plural pions)

  1. (chess) pawn
  2. (figuratively) pawn
  3. (games) counter

pion m (plural pions, feminine pionne)

  1. (school slang) supervisor (in a school)
    Synonym: surveillant
Chess pieces in French · pièces d'échecs (layout · text)
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roi dame tour fou cavalier pion

English pion. By surface analysis, pi +‎ -on (forming particle names).

pion m (plural pions)

  1. (particle physics) pion

Borrowed from Dutch pion (“pawn”), from French pion, from Old French peon, poon, paon, from Late Latin pedō, pedōnem (“footsoldier”), from Latin pēs, pedem (“foot”). Doublet of piung.

pion (plural **pion-pion)

  1. (chess) pawn
    Synonyms: bidak, piadah, prajurit
  2. (physics) pion
  3. (figurative) pioneer
    Synonyms: perintis, pelopor
  4. (figurative) subordinate, underling
    Synonyms: bawahan, suruhan
Chess pieces in Indonesian · buah catur (see also: catur) (layout · text)
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raja menteri, patih, ratu, ster benteng gajah, loper, menteri, luncung, luncur, peluncur kuda bidak, pion, prajurit

From Dani

pion (plural **pion-pion)

  1. a type of bamboo plant that grows in the hills, the water is used as a medicine for pus in the ears

From Indonesian pion, from Dutch pion (“pawn”), from French pion, from Old French peon, poon, paon, from Late Latin pedō, pedōnem (“footsoldier”), from Latin pēs, pedem (“foot”). Doublet of piung.

pion (Jawi spelling ڤيون, plural **pion-pion or **pion2)

  1. (chess) The pawn piece in chess.
    Synonyms: bidak, piadah (obsolete)
  2. (physics) A pion.
Chess pieces in Malay · buah caturبواه چاتور (layout · text)
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raja, syahراج, شاه bendahara, menteri, permaisuri, ratuبنداهارا, منتري, ڤرمايسوري, راتو benteng, tirبينتيڠ, تير gajahݢاجه kudaکودا bidak, piadah, pionبيدق, ڤياده, ڤيون

From Hellenistic Ancient Greek παιωνία (paiōnía), from Ancient Greek Παιών (Paiṓn, “Paean, physician of the gods”)/παιών (paiṓn, “a physician”).

pion m (definite singular pionen, indefinite plural pioner, definite plural pionene)

  1. alternative form of peon

From Hellenistic Ancient Greek παιωνία (paiōnía), from Ancient Greek Παιών (Paiṓn, “Paean, physician of the gods”)/παιών (paiṓn, “a physician”).

pion m (definite singular pionen, indefinite plural pionar, definite plural pionane)

  1. alternative form of peon

pion n (definite singular pionet, indefinite plural **pion, definite plural piona)

  1. (physics) a pion
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pion m (plural pions)

  1. (chess) pawn
Chess pieces in Occitan · pèças d'escacs (layout · text)
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rèi rèina tor fòl cavalièr pion

Perhaps borrowed from Italian piombo, from Latin plumbum. If so, then a doublet of plomba (“filling, seal”).

pion m inan

  1. the vertical
    Ta ściana nie trzyma pionu. ― This wall is not exactly vertical.
  2. plumb line
  3. section; department
    To jest zadanie dla pionu logistycznego. ― This is a task for the logistics department.
  4. duct; riser; any installations or spaces running vertically in a building
    pion wentylacyjny ― ventilation duct
  5. (by extension) flats in an apartment block sharing those installations
    W naszym pionie od rana nie ma wody. ― There has been no water in flats above and below us since morning.

pion

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Italic *-āō

Late Latin -ō

Polish pion

Borrowed from French pion.

pion m inan (diminutive pionek)

  1. (chess) pawn
    Synonym: pionek
Chess pieces in Polish · bierki szachowe (layout · text)
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król hetman, królowa, królówka, dama wieża goniec, laufer, giermek skoczek, koń, konik pion, pionek

Borrowed from English pion, a shortened form of pi meson.

pion m inan

  1. (physics) pion

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

pion f

  1. genitive plural of piona

Borrowed from French pion.

pion m (plural pioni)

  1. (chess) pawn
Chess pieces in Romanian · piese de șah (layout · text)
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rege regină, damă tură, turn nebun cal pion

Borrowed from English pion.

pion m (plural piones)

  1. (physics) pion (subatomic particle)
    Hypernyms: bosón, mesón, partícula subatómica

pion c

  1. peony; a flower
  2. (particle physics) pion; any of the semistable π-mesons