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himatayon nga bulan

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Cebuano

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Literally, dying moon, as the moon becomes less and less visible throughout night and day, and the light reflected from the moon becomes dimmer and thinner.

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Cebuano) IPA(key): /himaˌtajon ŋa ˈbulan/ [hɪ.mɐˌt̪a.jon̪ ŋɐ ˈbu.l̪ɐn̪]
  • (l-eliding dialects) IPA(key): /himaˌtajon ŋa ˈbuwan/ [hɪ.mɐˌt̪a.jon̪ ŋɐ ˈbu.wɐn̪]
  • Hyphenation: hi‧ma‧ta‧yon‧nga‧bu‧lan

Noun

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phases of the moon
Previous: katin ang bulan
udtong lunod ang bulan
Next: patay ang bulan
lunod ang bulan

himatayon nga bulan (Badlit spelling ᜑᜒᜋᜆᜌᜓᜈ᜔ ᜅ ᜊᜓᜎᜈ᜔)

  1. (dated, astronomy) waning moon; third and fourth quarter
  2. (obsolete, astronomy) fourth quarter; waning crescent;[1] lunar phase between waning half-moon going into new moon
    Antonyms: (crescent phase) subang ang bulan, subangsubang, subang

References

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  1. ^ John U. Wolff (1972) A dictionary of Cebuano Visayan[1] (overall work in Cebuano and English), Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, page 173