angkan

Cebuano

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ang‧kan

Adjective

angkan

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

References
  1. John U. Wolff (1972) A dictionary of Cebuano Visayan‎ (in Cebuano and English), Cornell University

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From an old syncopic form of anakan, from anak +‎ -an. [1]

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ang‧kan
  • IPA(key): /ʔaŋˈkan/, [ʔɐŋˈkan]

Noun

angkán

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

Derived terms
  • angkanan
  • kaangkan
  • kaangkanan
  • pinag-angkanan
  • talaangkanan

References
  1. Fr. Juan José de Noceda; Fr. Pedro de Sanlucar (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎ (in Spanish & Tagalog), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
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