buhi ang bulan

Cebuano

Alternative forms

  • (elided "l") buhi ang buwan

Etymology

Literally, "the moon came back to life", after seemingly "dying" and disappearing during the new moon phase.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌbuhiʔ ʔaŋ ˈbulan/ [ˌbu.hɪʔ ʔɐŋ ˈbu.l̪ɐn̪]
  • Hyphenation: bu‧hi‧ang‧bu‧lan

Noun

buhi ang bulan (Badlit spelling ᜊᜓᜑᜒ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜊᜓᜎᜈ᜔)

  1. (dated, astronomy) first day of the first quarter;[1] when sunlight is reflected off the moon once again after the new moon phase
    Synonym: bulhot sa punuan

See also

References

  1. ^ John U. Wolff (1972) A dictionary of Cebuano Visayan‎[1] (overall work in Cebuano and English), Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, page 173
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