kalunuran

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From lunod +‎ ka- -an, meaning the place of drowning because the sun drowns or sets in the west.

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kaluˈnuɾan/ [kɐ.lʊˈn̪uː.ɾɐn̪]
    • Rhymes: -uɾan
    • Syllabification: ka‧lu‧nu‧ran

    Noun

    kalunuran (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜓᜈᜓᜇᜈ᜔)

    1. (literally) drowning
      Synonyms: lunod, pagkalunod
    2. (literally) place of drowning
      Synonym: paglulunuran
    3. (figuratively) western horizon at sunset
    4. archaic form of kanluran
      sa dapit kalunuranto the west

    Derived terms

    • ipasakalunuran
    • kalunuranin
    • kumalunuran
    • magkalunuran
    • pakalunuran
    • sumakalunuran

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