inambakan
Cebuano
editEtymology
editFrom in- + ambak + -an. Shortened from bayad inambakan.
Pronunciation
edit- Hyphenation: i‧nam‧ba‧kan
Noun
editinambakan
- 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
editOriginally a tradition among old Chinese-Filipino families, now used mostly as a joke.