anak sa liki nga kawayan

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• anak sa liking kawayan

Etymology

Literally, “child of the split bamboo culm”. Probably from several Philippine origin stories similar to Si Malakas at si Maganda whose titular characters emerged when a bird accidentally split a bamboo culm.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧nak‧sa‧li‧ki‧nga‧ka‧wa‧yan

Noun

anak sa liki nga kawayan

1. (idiomatic) an illegitimate child; a child born out of wedlock
2. (by extension) a child of unknown origin; an orphan