CebuanoEdit

EtymologyEdit

See bulan.

NounEdit

buwan

  1. (dialectal, Urban Cebu, Bohol, Leyte) Alternative form of bulan
  2. ring or circle where the can is placed or made to stand in bato lata

VerbEdit

buwan

  1. in bato lata, in an event of a standing, to use the buwan as an attack line

TagalogEdit

 
buwan

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

Elision of /l/ from Proto-Philippine *bulan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulan, from Proto-Austronesian *bulaN. Compare Ilocano bulan, Pangasinan bulan, Kapampangan bulan, Cebuano bulan, Hiligaynon bulan, Waray-Waray bulan, Indonesian bulan, Sundanese bulan, Javanese bulan, Malay bulan, Fijian vula, Malagasy volana, and Niuean pula. Doublet of bulan.

PronunciationEdit

  • Hyphenation: bu‧wan
  • IPA(key): /buˈan/, [ˈbwan]
  • IPA(key): /ˈbuwan/, [ˈbu.wɐn] (obsolete)
  • Rhymes: -an

NounEdit

buwán (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜏᜈ᜔)

  1. moon
    Synonyms: (rare) luna, (neologism) bulan
  2. month
    Synonym: (rare) mes

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