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 (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/ [ʔɐŋˈkan]
  • 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, Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co.
  2. Serrano Laktaw, Pedro (1929) Estudios gramaticales sobre la lengua Tagálog‎ (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 (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier

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