anak sa engkanto

Cebuano

Etymology

Literally, “child of an engkanto (supernatural being)”, as it is believed that the condition results from an engkanto father and a human mother.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaˌnak sa ʔeŋˈkanto/ [ʔɐˌn̪ak s̪ɐ ʔeŋˈkan̪.t̪o]
• Hyphenation: a‧nak‧sa‧eng‧kan‧to

Noun

anák sa engkanto (Badlit spelling ᜀᜈᜃ᜔ ᜐ ᜁᜅ᜔ᜃᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ)

1. (idiomatic) albino person

   Synonyms: ugis, albino

References

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