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Cebuano
Etymology
From a syncopic form of anak + -an.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʔaŋkan/
- Hyphenation: ang‧kan
Adjective
angkan (Badlit spelling ᜀᜅ᜔ᜃᜈ᜔)
- (can be derogatory) had given birth or has had children
- (can be derogatory) having a body like that of a woman who has had children
- (can be derogatory) having a mom bod
References
- ^ John U. Wolff (1972) A dictionary of Cebuano Visayan (overall work in Cebuano and English), Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press
Tagalog
Etymology
Syncopic form of anakan, from anak + -an.[1][2][3]
Pronunciation
Noun
angkán (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜅ᜔ᜃᜈ᜔)
- clan; family; kin
- Synonyms: pamilya, kaanak, mag-anak
- generation
- Synonyms: salinlahi, henerasyon
- tribe
- Synonyms: tribo, lipi, lahi
- lineage; ancestry
- Synonyms: kanunuan, linahe, buhos-utang
Derived terms
References
- ^ Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co.
- ^ Serrano Laktaw, Pedro (1929) Estudios gramaticales sobre la lengua Tagálog (in Spanish), Juan Fajardo
- ^ Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
Further reading
- “angkan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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