anak sa liki nga kawayan
Cebuano
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editLiterally, “child of the split bamboo culm”. Probably from several Philippine origin stories similar to Si Kalak ug si Kabay whose titular characters emerged when a bird accidentally split a bamboo culm.
Pronunciation
edit- Hyphenation: a‧nak‧sa‧li‧ki‧nga‧ka‧wa‧yan
Noun
edit- (idiomatic) an illegitimate child; a child born out of wedlock
- (by extension) a child of unknown origin; an orphan