kaadlawon

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• kadlawon — colloquial, more common

Etymology

From adlaw +‎ ka- -on, literally “turning into day, dawning”

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaʔadˈlawon/ [kɐ.ʔɐd̪ˈl̪a.won̪]
• Hyphenation: ka‧ad‧la‧won

Noun

period of day

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kaadláwon (Badlit spelling ᜃᜀᜇ᜔ᜎᜏᜓᜈ᜔)

1. (strictly) dawn

   Synonym: kabuntagon

2. (common, by extension) the small hours; the very early morning, just after midnight, when most people are asleep

   ala-1 na siya sa kadlawon nauli ― he had gone home at 1 o'clock in the middle of the night

Derived terms

• makadlawonan
• mangadlawon