inambakan

Cebuano

Etymology

From in- +‎ ambak +‎ -an. Shortened from bayad inambakan.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: i‧nam‧ba‧kan

Noun

inambakan

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

Originally a tradition among old Chinese-Filipino families, now used mostly as a joke.