binulan

monthlyadjective/adverb

Alternative meanings

Happening every month, paid by the month, or corresponding to a period of one month. It can also mean monthly or by the month.

Pronunciation

bee-NOO-lahn

Root and affixes

Root: bulan = month or moon. With the infix -in-, it forms binulan = monthly or by the month.

Variants or conjugations

bulan-bulan = every month; binuwan = documented variant; bulanon = monthly in some uses; matag bulan = every month.

Related words and expressions

bulan = month/moon; semana = week; tuig = year; adlaw = day; matag = every

Meaning and usage notes

Binulan works for payments, reports, cycles, or monthly events. Matag bulan is also a clear way to say “every month”.