kalunuran

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaluˈnuɾan/, [kɐ.lʊˈnu.ɾɐn]
  • Rhymes: -uɾan
  • Hyphenation: ka‧lu‧nu‧ran

Noun

kalunuran (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜓᜈᜓᜇᜈ᜔)

  1. (figuratively) western horizon at sunset
  2. (figuratively) Archaic form of kanluran.
    sa dapit kalunuran
    to the west

Derived terms

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

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