kanluran

See also: Kanluran

Bikol Central

Alternative forms

  • calondan — obsolete

Etymology

From a metathesis of a syncopic form of kalunuran (lunod +‎ ka- -an), meaning the "place of drowning" because the sun "drowns" or sets in the west.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: kan‧lu‧ran
  • IPA(key): /kanˈluɾan/ [kan̪ˈl̪u.ɾan̪]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -uɾan

Noun

kanlúran (Basahan spelling ᜃᜈ᜔ᜎᜓᜍᜈ᜔)

  1. west; the direction of sunset
    Synonym: sulnopan

Further reading

  • Lisboa, Marcos de (1628) Vocabulario de la lengua Bicol‎[1], Establecimiento Tipográfico del Colegio de Santo Tomás, published 1865, page 90

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From a metathesis of a syncopic form of kalunuran (lunod +‎ ka- -an), meaning the “place of drowning” because the sun “drowns” or sets in the west. Compare Cebuano kalundan. See also Latin occidens.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kanˈluɾan/ [kɐn̪ˈluː.ɾɐn̪]
  • Rhymes: -uɾan
  • Syllabification: kan‧lu‧ran
  • Homophone: Kanluran

Noun

kanluran (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈ᜔ᜎᜓᜇᜈ᜔)

  1. west; the direction of sunset
    Synonyms: oeste, oksidente, habagatan, (obsolete) habagat
    Pakanluran ang tinatakbo ngayon ng bagyo
    The typhoon is now moving to the west

Coordinate terms

compass points:  [edit]

hilagang-kanluran
norweste 		hilaga
norte 		hilagang-silangan
nordeste
oksidente
kanluran
oeste 		oryente
silangan
este
salatan
timog-kanluran
sudoeste 		sur
timog 		timog-silangan
sudeste

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

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