kanluran

See also: Kanluran

Bikol Central

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]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -uɾan

Noun

kanlúran (Basahan spelling ᜃᜈ᜔ᜎᜓᜍᜈ᜔)

  1. west; the direction of sunset
    Synonym: sulnopan

Further reading

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    Lisboa, Marcos de (1628) Vocabulario de la lengua Bicol, Establecimiento Tipográfico del Colegio de Santo Tomás, published 1865

Tagalog

Alternative forms

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. Compare Cebuano kalundan.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

kanluran (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈ᜔ᜎᜓᜇᜈ᜔)

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

Coordinate terms

    hilagang kanluran
    norweste
    hilaga
    norte
    hilagang silangan
    nordeste
    oksidente
    kanluran
    oeste
    oryente
    silangan
    este
    salatan
    timog-kanluran
    sur
    timog
    timog-silangan

    Derived terms

    • kakanlu-kanluranan
    • kakanluranan
    • kanluranan
    • kanluranin
    • pakanluran
    • tagakanluran

    See also

    Further reading

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