angkan

Cebuano

Etymology

From a syncopic form of anak +‎ -an.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔaŋkan/ [ˈʔaŋ.kɐn̪]
  • Hyphenation: ang‧kan

Adjective

angkan (Badlit spelling ᜀᜅ᜔ᜃᜈ᜔) (can be derogatory)

  1. had given birth or has had children
  2. having a body like that of a woman who has had children
  3. having a mom bod

References

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

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Syncopic form of anakan, from anak +‎ -an.[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaŋˈkan/ [ʔɐŋˈkan̪]
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: ang‧kan

Noun

angkán (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜅ᜔ᜃᜈ᜔)

  1. clan; family; kin
    Synonyms: pamilya, kaanak, mag-anak
  2. generation
    Synonyms: salinlahi, henerasyon
  3. tribe
    Synonyms: tribo, lipi, lahi
  4. lineage; ancestry
    Synonyms: kanunuan, linahe, buhos-utang

Derived terms

  • Angkan ni Imran
  • angkanan
  • kaangkan
  • kaangkanan
  • pinag-angkanan
  • sang-angkan
  • talaangkanan

References

  1. ^ Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co.
  2. ^ Serrano Laktaw, Pedro (1929) Estudios gramaticales sobre la lengua Tagálog‎[2] (in Spanish), Juan Fajardo
  3. ^ Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎[3] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier

Further reading

  • “angkan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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