bakunawa

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bakuˈnawa/ [ba.kuˈn̪a.wa]
  • Hyphenation: ba‧ku‧na‧wa

Noun

bakunáwa (Basahan spelling ᜊᜃᜓᜈᜏ)

  1. a dragon or sea serpent that rises from the ocean to swallow the moon causing an eclipse

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ba(ŋ)kuq (“bent”) and Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sawa (“snake”). Compare Bikol Central bakunawa.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ba‧ku‧na‧wa
  • IPA(key): /bakuˈnawa/ [bɐ.kʊˈn̪a.wɐ]

Noun

bakunawa

  1. dragon or sea serpent that rises from the ocean to swallow the moon causing an eclipse
  2. (astronomy, dated) eclipse
    Synonym: eklipse

Waray-Waray

Noun

bakunawa

  1. eclipse (solar or lunar)
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