medya luna
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- medyaluna
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish media luna.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌmedja ˈluna/ [ˌmɛː.d͡ʒɐ ˈluː.n̪ɐ]
- IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ˌmedja ˈluna/ [ˌmɛd̪.jɐ ˈluː.n̪ɐ]
- Rhymes: -una
- Syllabification: med‧ya lu‧na
Noun
medya luna (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜇ᜔ᜌ ᜎᜓᜈ)
- half-moon
- Synonym: kalahatian-ng-buwan
Further reading
- “medya luna”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
- “medyaluna”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018