anak sa liking kawayan

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• anak sa liki nga 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‧king‧ka‧wa‧yan

Noun

anak sa liking kawayan

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