anak sa engkanto

Cebuano

Etymology

Literally, “child of an engkanto (supernatural being)”, as it is believed that the condition results from an engkanto father and a human mother.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔaˌnak sa ʔeŋˈkanto/ [ʔɐˌn̪ak s̪ɐ ʔeŋˈkan̪.t̪o]
  • Hyphenation: a‧nak‧sa‧eng‧kan‧to

Noun

anák sa engkanto (Badlit spelling ᜀᜈᜃ᜔ ᜐ ᜁᜅ᜔ᜃᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ)

  1. (idiomatic) albino person
    Synonyms: ugis, albino

References

  • John U. Wolff (1972) A dictionary of Cebuano Visayan‎[1] (overall work in Cebuano and English), Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press
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