bakunawa

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ba‧ku‧na‧wa
• IPA^(key): /bakuˈnawa/ [ba.kuˈn̪a.wa]

Noun

bakunawa

1. a dragon or sea serpent that rises from the ocean to swallow the moon causing an eclipse

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ba(ŋ)kuq (“bent”) and Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sawa (“snake”). Compare Bikol Central bakunawa.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ba‧ku‧na‧wa
• IPA^(key): /bakuˈnawa/ [bɐ.kʊˈn̪a.wɐ]

Noun

bakunawa

1. dragon or sea serpent that rises from the ocean to swallow the moon causing an eclipse
2. (astronomy, dated) eclipse

   Synonym: eklipse

Waray-Waray

Noun

bakunawa

1. eclipse (solar or lunar)