lunan

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See also: Lunan and luňan

Esperanto[edit]

Adjective[edit]

lunan

  1. accusative singular of luna

Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

  • Hyphenation: lu‧nan
  • IPA(key): /luˈnan/, [lʊˈnan]

Noun[edit]

lunán (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜈᜈ᜔) (grammar)

  1. grammatical place
    Synonyms: pook, lugar

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles, Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 664
  • Aspillera, Paraluman S.; Lope K. Santos (tl) Talambuhay ni Lope K. Santos[1], MCS Enterprises