kanluran

See also: Kanluran

Central Bikol

Alternative forms

  • calondan — obsolete

Etymology

From a metathesis of a syncopic form of kalunuran (lunod +‎ ka- -an), meaning the "place of drowning" because the sun "drowns" or sets in the west.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: kan‧lu‧ran
  • IPA(key): /kanˈluɾan/ [kan̪ˈl̪u.ɾan̪]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -uɾan

Noun

kanlúran (Basahan spelling ᜃᜈ᜔ᜎᜓᜍᜈ᜔)

  1. west; the direction of sunset
    Synonym: sulnopan

Further reading

  • Lisboa, Marcos de (1628), Vocabulario de la lengua Bicol‎[1], Establecimiento Tipográfico del Colegio de Santo Tomás, published 1865, page 90

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ləñəjder.?
Proto-Philippine *lunud
Tagalog lunod
Proto-Austronesian *ka- -an
Tagalog ka- -an
Tagalog kalunuran
Tagalog kanluran

    From a metathesis of a syncopic form of kalunuran (lunod +‎ ka- -an), meaning the “place of drowning” because the sun “drowns” or sets in the west. Compare Cebuano kalundan. See also Latin occidens.

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kanˈluɾan/ [kɐn̪ˈluː.ɾɐn̪]
    • Rhymes: -uɾan
    • Syllabification: kan‧lu‧ran
    • Homophone: Kanluran

    Noun

    kanluran (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈ᜔ᜎᜓᜇᜈ᜔)

    1. west; the direction of sunset
      Synonyms: oeste, oksidente, habagatan, (obsolete) habagat
      Pakanluran ang tinatakbo ngayon ng bagyo
      The typhoon is now moving to the west

    Coordinate terms

    compass points:  [edit]

    hilagang-kanluran hilaga hilagang-silangan
    kanluran silangan
    timog-kanluran timog timog-silangan

    Derived terms

    See also

    Further reading

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