linakangan

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Cebuano[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From lakang +‎ -in- + -an. Shortened from bayad linakangan.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: li‧na‧ka‧ngan

Noun[edit]

linakangan

  1. 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.