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
- 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.