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Adjective
lunan
- accusative singular of luna
Tagalog
Etymology
Syncopic form of lunaan from Cebuano luna (“canvas; space; place; area”) + -an. Coined by Isidro Abad, a former committee member representing Cebuano at the Surian ng Wikang Pambansa (Institute of National Language) around late 1930s as a substitute for Spanish-loaned lugar.
Pronunciation
Noun
lunán (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜈᜈ᜔) (grammar)
- grammatical place
- Synonyms: pook, lugar
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Further reading
- Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 664
- Aspillera, Paraluman S., Lope K. Santos (1972) Talambuhay ni Lope K. Santos (in Tagalog), MCS Enterprises
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