udtong lunod ang bulan

Cebuano

Alternative forms

udtong lunod ang buwan — dialectal

Etymology

Literally, “the moon sinks (sets) at noon”. The moon by this phase appears to "sink" as it sets at noon and remain out of sight until late at midnight when everyone is asleep. See udtong bulan and lunod ang bulan.

Pronunciation

(Standard Cebuano) IPA^(key): /ˌʔudtoŋ ˌlunod ʔaŋ ˈbulan/ [ˌʔud̪.t̪oŋ ˌl̪u.n̪od̪ ʔɐŋ ˈbu.l̪ɐn̪]
(l-eliding dialects) IPA^(key): /ˌʔudtoŋ ˌlunod ʔaŋ ˈbuwan/ [ˌʔud̪.t̪oŋ ˌl̪u.n̪od̪ ʔɐŋ ˈbu.wɐn̪]
Hyphenation: ud‧tong‧lu‧nod‧ang‧bu‧lan

Noun

phases of the moon
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udtong lunod ang bulan (Badlit spelling ᜂᜇ᜔ᜆᜓᜅ᜔ ᜎᜓᜈᜓᜇ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜊᜓᜎᜈ᜔)

(obsolete, astronomy) waning half-moon;^[1] visible high in the sky at daybreak
Synonym: katin ang bulan

Antonym: (half-moon phase) udtong bulan

References

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

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

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