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)

  1. half-moon
    Synonym: kalahatian-ng-buwan

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