buwan-buwan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• bouan-bouan, buan buan — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
• buwambuwan

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /buˌan buˈan/ [ˌbwam ˈbwan̪]
    • Rhymes: -an
  • IPA^(key): /ˌbuan ˈbuan/ [ˌbuː.ɐm ˈbuː.ɐn̪] (obsolete)
• Syllabification: bu‧wan-bu‧wan

Etymology 1

Reduplication of buwan (“month; moon”). Literally, “month by month”.

Adjective

buwán-buwán (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜏᜈ᜔ᜊᜓᜏᜈ᜔)

1. monthly; every month

See also

• araw-araw
• oras-oras
• taon-taon

 

Etymology 2

Noun

buwán-buwán (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜏᜈ᜔ᜊᜓᜏᜈ᜔)

1. Indo-Pacific tarpon, Pacific tarpon, oxeye herring (Megalops cyprinoides)

   Synonym: abulong

See also

• bangus, sabalo