himatayon nga bulan
Cebuano
editAlternative forms
edit- himatayon nga buwan — dialectal
- himatayon — short form
- himatayon ang bulan
Etymology
editLiterally, “dying moon”, as the moon becomes less and less visible throughout night and day, and the light reflected from the moon becomes dimmer and thinner.
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Cebuano) IPA(key): /himaˌtajon ŋa ˈbulan/ [hɪ.mɐˌt̪a.jon̪ ŋɐ ˈbu.l̪ɐn̪]
- (l-eliding dialects) IPA(key): /himaˌtajon ŋa ˈbuwan/ [hɪ.mɐˌt̪a.jon̪ ŋɐ ˈbu.wɐn̪]
- Hyphenation: hi‧ma‧ta‧yon‧nga‧bu‧lan
Noun
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himatayon nga bulan (Badlit spelling ᜑᜒᜋᜆᜌᜓᜈ᜔ ᜅ ᜊᜓᜎᜈ᜔)
- (dated, astronomy) waning moon; third and fourth quarter
- (obsolete, astronomy) fourth quarter; waning crescent;[1] lunar phase between waning half-moon going into new moon
- Antonyms: (crescent phase) subang ang bulan, subangsubang, subang