kalahatian-ng-buwan

Tagalog

Etymology

From kalahatian +‎ ng +‎ buwan, literally “halfway of the moon; halfway of the month”.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kalahaˌtiʔan naŋ buˈan/ [kɐ.lɐ.hɐˌt̪iː.ʔɐn̪ n̪ɐm ˈbwan̪]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: ka‧la‧ha‧ti‧an-ng-bu‧wan

Noun

kalahatian-ng-buwán (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜑᜆᜒᜀᜈ᜔ᜈᜅ᜔ᜊᜓᜏᜈ᜔)

1. half-moon (the moon in its first or last quarter)

   Synonym: medya luna

2. middle day of the month

Further reading

• “kalahatian-ng-buwan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018