buwan-buwan

== Tagalog == === Alternative forms === bouan-bouan, buan buan — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling buwambuwan === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /buˌan buˈan/ [ˌbwam ˈbwan̪] Rhymes: -an IPA(key): /ˌbuan ˈbuan/ [ˌbuː.ɐm ˈbuː.ɐn̪] (obsolete) Syllabification: bu‧wan-bu‧wan === Etymology 1 === Reduplication of buwan (“month; moon”). Literally, “month by month”. ==== Adjective ==== buwán-buwán (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜏᜈ᜔ᜊᜓᜏᜈ᜔) monthly; every month ===== See also ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== buwán-buwán (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜏᜈ᜔ᜊᜓᜏᜈ᜔) Indo-Pacific tarpon, Pacific tarpon, oxeye herring (Megalops cyprinoides) Synonym: abulong ===== See also ===== bangus, sabalo