dulom

Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *delem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /duˈlom/ [d̪uˈl̪om]
• Hyphenation: du‧lom

Noun

dulóm (Basahan spelling ᜇᜓᜎᜓᜋ᜔)

1. farside (of the moon)
2. new moon, period of a moonless night

   Antonym: kabilogan kan bulan

Cebuano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *delem, cognate with Tagalog dilim (“darkness”), Bikol Central dulom (“new moon”). Related to dialectal duyom (“evening, night”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /duˈlom/ [d̪ʊˈl̪om]
• Hyphenation: du‧lom

Adjective

dulóm (Badlit spelling ᜇᜓᜎᜓᜋ᜔)

1. (of the atmosphere) dark; gloomy
2. (of the night) moonless

   dulom and gabii kay patay ang bulan ― the night is dark because there's no moon

3. having a poor vision
4. (obsolete, astronomy) short form of dulom nga bulan (“third quarter”)

   primerong/unang dulom ― first day of the third quarter

   ikaduhang/ikatulong (and so on) dulom ― second, third (and so on) day of the third quarter

Verb

dulóm (Badlit spelling ᜇᜓᜎᜓᜋ᜔)

1. to darken; to turn dark and gloomy
2. to have poor eyesight

Derived terms

• dulom and hunahuna
• dulom ang pangisip