buwan

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• bulan

Etymology 1

From Proto-Philippine *bulan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulan, from Proto-Austronesian *bulaN.

Noun

buwan

1. the Earth's moon; the planet's only natural satellite; the Moon
2. any natural satellite of a planet
3. a month

Etymology 2

Named after its shape.

Noun

buwan

1. in bato lata; the ring or circle where the can is placed or made to stand

Verb

buwan

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

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Tagalog

buwan

Alternative forms

• bouan – obsolete

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: bu‧wan
• IPA^(key): /buˈan/, [ˈbwan]

Noun

buwán

1. moon
2. month

   Synonym: masa

Derived terms

• bagong buwan
• bubuwanin
• buwanan
• buwanang dalaw
• buwan-buwan
• buwang kabilugan
• buwang palaba
• buwang patunaw
• dagang buwan
• hugis-buwan
• kabilugan ng buwan
• kabuwanan
• kalahatian-ng-buwan
• patay ang buwan
• sambuwan

 

See also

• gasuklay (“crescent moon”)
• kabilugan (“full moon”)
• kalabit (“starting of the new moon”)
• katapusan (“last days of the month”)
• katunawan (“last quarter”)
• Kulalaying (“Tagalog lunar diety”)
• laib (“shrinking of the full moon after a few days”)
• malakarit (“new moon”)
• mulangdilim (“first day of shrinking from the full moon”)
• palaba (“moonrise, crescent moon”)
• sangmukti (“blemishes on the full moon”)
• tagdilim (“days which the moon is not visible”)
• taon (“year”)