anak sa liki nga kawayan
Cebuano
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “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