dulom nga bulan

Cebuano

Alternative forms

  • dulom ang bulan
  • dum nga buwan — dialectal

Etymology

Literally, “moonless (absent) moon”. The moon during this phase rises later and later in the evening, such that moonless nights become longer.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Cebuano) IPA(key): /ˌdulom ŋa ˈbulan/ [ˌd̪u.l̪om ŋɐ ˈbu.l̪ɐn̪]
  • (l-eliding dialects) IPA(key): /ˌdum ŋa ˈbuwan/ [ˌd̪um ŋɐ ˈbu.wɐn̪]
  • Hyphenation: du‧lom‧nga‧bu‧lan

Noun

phases of the moon
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dulom nga bulan (Badlit spelling ᜇᜓᜎᜓᜋ᜔ ᜅ ᜊᜓᜎᜈ᜔)

  1. (obsolete, astronomy) third quarter; waning gibbous; lunar phase between full moon going into half-moon
    Synonyms: dulom, pilok
    Antonym: (gibbous moon) lakad ang bulan
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