bakunawa

== Cebuano == === Etymology === From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ba(ŋ)kuq (“bent”) and Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sawa (“snake”). Compare Central Bikol bakunawa. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: ba‧ku‧na‧wa IPA(key): /bakuˈnawa/ [bɐ.kʊˈn̪a.wɐ] === Noun === bakunawa dragon or sea serpent that rises from the ocean to swallow the moon causing an eclipse (astronomy, dated) eclipse Synonym: eklipse == Central Bikol == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bakuˈnawa/ [ba.kuˈn̪a.wa] Hyphenation: ba‧ku‧na‧wa === Noun === bakunáwa (Basahan spelling ᜊᜃᜓᜈᜏ) a dragon or sea serpent that rises from the ocean to swallow the moon causing an eclipse == Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from Cebuano bakunawa and Hiligaynon bakunawa. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /bakuˈnawa/ [bɐ.xʊˈn̪aː.wɐ] Rhymes: -awa Syllabification: ba‧ku‧na‧wa === Noun === bakunawa (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜃᜓᜈᜏ) a dragon or sea serpent in Visayan mythologies believed to swallow the moon causing an eclipse Near-synonym: (obsolete) laho ==== See also ==== === Further reading === “bakunawa”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025 “bakunawa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 == Waray-Waray == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bakuˈnawa/, [ba.kuˈna.wa] === Noun === bakunawa eclipse (solar or lunar)