GIKAN
GIKAN is a Cebuano word. In English, it means...
gíkan {1} from [such-and-such] a place.
Miabut siya gíkan sa Hapun, He arrived from Japan.
{2} from [such-and-such] a time.
Natg siya gíkan sa buntag, He slept from morning on.
{3} hav-ing just finished doing or being s.t.
Gíkan akung nalígù, Ive just come from my bath.
{4} from, against an adversity.
Luwasun ku ikaw gíkan sa kauláwan, Ill save you from shame.
{5} orig-inating from.
Ang táwu kunu gíkan sa ungguy, Man is said to have descended from the apes.
karun from now on, henceforth.
Gíkan karun, wà nay sinisíni, From now on, no more movies.
v {1} [A2; a] depart.
Mugíkan ku ugmà pára Amirika, Ill leave tomorrow for the United States.
Ug gikánun nátug sayu, If we make it an early departure.
{2} [A12S3; b6] originate from s.t.
Kanang sugáa naggikan sa parúla, That light comes from the lighthouse.
Ang íyang sakit nagagikan sa pagpúnayg panigari-lyu, His sickness comes from excessive smoking.
Halayung dápit ang ákung gigikánan, I come from a far place.
pa- v [A; c1] see o?
on a trip.
Akuy mupagíkan níya sa piyir, Ill see her o?
at the wharf.
-um- due to.
Gumíkan sa ímung kadangag nawálà ang rilu, Because of your carelessness you lost the watch.
v [A12S3] be due to.
Ang báhà naggumíkan sa pagpúril sa lasang, Floods are due to deforestation.
ka- n ancestral origin.
Putiun siya kay katsílà ang íyang kagíkan, He is white because his ances-tors were Spaniards.
-in-an n {1} parents.
{2} origin, primary source.
Ang garbu mauy ginikánan sa tanang salà, Pride is the root of all sin.
gílak n glitter, sparkle.
Masúlaw ang gílak sa íyang mga aláhas, The glitter of her jewelry was dazzling.
v [A2S] {1} glitter, sparkle.
Migílak ang íyang mga mata, Her eyes glittered.
{2} shine in popularity, prominence.
Si Ilbis naggilak gihápun sa íyang kabantug, Elvis still is shining in his popularity.
gilakgilak v [B146] have a sparkling brilliance.
ma-un a sparkling.
Miabut siya gíkan sa Hapun, He arrived from Japan.
{2} from [such-and-such] a time.
Natg siya gíkan sa buntag, He slept from morning on.
{3} hav-ing just finished doing or being s.t.
Gíkan akung nalígù, Ive just come from my bath.
{4} from, against an adversity.
Luwasun ku ikaw gíkan sa kauláwan, Ill save you from shame.
{5} orig-inating from.
Ang táwu kunu gíkan sa ungguy, Man is said to have descended from the apes.
karun from now on, henceforth.
Gíkan karun, wà nay sinisíni, From now on, no more movies.
v {1} [A2; a] depart.
Mugíkan ku ugmà pára Amirika, Ill leave tomorrow for the United States.
Ug gikánun nátug sayu, If we make it an early departure.
{2} [A12S3; b6] originate from s.t.
Kanang sugáa naggikan sa parúla, That light comes from the lighthouse.
Ang íyang sakit nagagikan sa pagpúnayg panigari-lyu, His sickness comes from excessive smoking.
Halayung dápit ang ákung gigikánan, I come from a far place.
pa- v [A; c1] see o?
on a trip.
Akuy mupagíkan níya sa piyir, Ill see her o?
at the wharf.
-um- due to.
Gumíkan sa ímung kadangag nawálà ang rilu, Because of your carelessness you lost the watch.
v [A12S3] be due to.
Ang báhà naggumíkan sa pagpúril sa lasang, Floods are due to deforestation.
ka- n ancestral origin.
Putiun siya kay katsílà ang íyang kagíkan, He is white because his ances-tors were Spaniards.
-in-an n {1} parents.
{2} origin, primary source.
Ang garbu mauy ginikánan sa tanang salà, Pride is the root of all sin.
gílak n glitter, sparkle.
Masúlaw ang gílak sa íyang mga aláhas, The glitter of her jewelry was dazzling.
v [A2S] {1} glitter, sparkle.
Migílak ang íyang mga mata, Her eyes glittered.
{2} shine in popularity, prominence.
Si Ilbis naggilak gihápun sa íyang kabantug, Elvis still is shining in his popularity.
gilakgilak v [B146] have a sparkling brilliance.
ma-un a sparkling.