lunan

See also: Lunan and luňan

Esperanto

Adjective

lunan

1. accusative singular of luna

Tagalog

Etymology

Syncopic form of lunaan from Cebuano luna (“canvas; space; place; area”) +‎ -an. Coined by Isidro Abad, a former committee member representing Cebuano at the Surian ng Wikang Pambansa (Institute of National Language) around late 1930s as a substitute for Spanish-loaned lugar.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /luˈnan/ [lʊˈn̪an̪]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: lu‧nan

Noun

lunán (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜈᜈ᜔) (grammar)

1. grammatical place

   Synonyms: pook, lugar

Derived terms

• panlunan

 

Further reading

• Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 664
• Aspillera, Paraluman S., Lope K. Santos (1972) Talambuhay ni Lope K. Santos‎^[1] (in Tagalog), MCS Enterprises

Anagrams

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