udtong bulan

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• udtong buwan — dialectal

Etymology

Can both mean "overhead moon" or "noon moon." During these lunar phases, the moon is at its highest point in the sky during twilight, and either rising or setting at noon.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Cebuano) IPA^(key): /ˌʔudtoŋ ˈbulan/ [ˌʔud̪.t̪om ˈbuː.l̪an̪]
• (l-eliding dialects) IPA^(key): /ˌʔudtoŋ ˈbuwan/ [ˌʔud̪.t̪om ˈbuː.wan̪]
• Hyphenation: ud‧tong‧bu‧lan

Noun

phases of the moon

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udtong bulan (Badlit spelling ᜂᜇ᜔ᜆᜓᜅ᜔ ᜊᜓᜎᜈ᜔)

1. (obsolete, astronomy) half-moon
   1. (especially) the first quarter half-moon, visible high up in the sky at sunset

      Coordinate terms: (half-moon) katin ang bulan, udtong lunod ang bulan

   2. short form of udtong lunod ang bulan (“third quarter half-moon”)
2. (literally) the moon at the zenith; at its highest position in the sky