himatayon nga bulan

Cebuano

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

(Standard Cebuano) IPA^(key): /himaˌtajon ŋa ˈbulan/ [hi.maˌt̪aː.jon̪ ŋa ˈbuː.l̪an̪]
(l-eliding dialects) IPA^(key): /himaˌtajon ŋa ˈbuwan/ [hi.maˌt̪aː.jon̪ ŋa ˈbuː.wan̪]
Hyphenation: hi‧ma‧ta‧yon‧nga‧bu‧lan

Noun

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)

(dated, astronomy) waning moon; third and fourth quarter
(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

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

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

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