inambakan
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Cebuano[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From in- + ambak + -an. Shortened from bayad inambakan.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: i‧nam‧ba‧kan
Noun[edit]
inambakan
- one's gift to an unmarried older sibling as recompense for marrying ahead of them or failing to follow the correct sequence of marriage among siblings
Usage notes[edit]
Originally a tradition among old Chinese-Filipino families, now used mostly as a joke.