buwan-buwan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /buˌan buˈan/ [ˌbwam ˈbwan̪]
      • Rhymes: -an
    • IPA(key): /ˌbuan ˈbuan/ [ˌbuː.ɐm ˈbuː.ɐn̪] (obsolete)
  • Syllabification: bu‧wan-bu‧wan

Etymology 1

Reduplication of buwan (“month; moon”). Literally, “month by month”.

Adjective

buwán-buwán (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜏᜈ᜔ᜊᜓᜏᜈ᜔)

  1. monthly; every month
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Etymology 2

Noun

buwán-buwán (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜏᜈ᜔ᜊᜓᜏᜈ᜔)

  1. Indo-Pacific tarpon, Pacific tarpon, oxeye herring (Megalops cyprinoides)
    Synonym: abulong
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