See also: bǔwán

Cebuano edit

Etymology edit

See bulan.

Noun edit

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

Verb edit

buwan

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

Tagalog edit

 
buwan

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

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, Maranao bolan, Indonesian bulan, Sundanese ᮘᮥᮜᮔ᮪ (bulan), Javanese ꦉꦩ꧀ꦧꦸꦭꦤ꧀ (rembulan), Malay bulan, Fijian vula, Malagasy volana, and Niuean pula. Doublet of bulan.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

buwán (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜏᜈ᜔)

  1. moon
    Synonym: (neologism) bulan
  2. month

Derived terms edit

See also edit

Further reading edit