luno
lunô with stress marks
shedding of skin; molting
Usage Note
Luno refers to the natural process of molting or shedding skin, as seen in snakes, insects, or crustaceans. It is used in both scientific and everyday descriptions of animals undergoing this process. The word may also appear figuratively for a person undergoing a significant transformation.
Examples
" Luno ng ahas ito. "
Natural Translation
This is a snake's molt.
Literal Translation
Molt of snake this.
" Panahon na ng luno ng ahas. "
Natural Translation
It is time for the snake's molting.
Literal Translation
Time already of molting of snake.
" Tulad ng luno ng ahas, kailangan minsang iwan ang luma upang tuluyang makapag-umpisa muli ang isang tao. "
Natural Translation
Like a snake's molting, one must sometimes leave the old behind in order to truly start over.
Literal Translation
Like the molting of snake, need sometimes to-leave the old in-order completely to-start again the one person.
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