Cebuano

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish alcancía.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: al‧kan‧si‧ya

Noun

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alkansiya

  1. piggy bank

Quotations

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For quotations using this term, see Citations:alkansiya.

Hiligaynon

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish alcancía.

Noun

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alkansíya

  1. money box, piggy bank

Maranao

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish alcancía.

Noun

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alkansiya

  1. safe deposit box

Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from Spanish alcancía, from Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic كَنْز (kanz), from Old Median *ganǰam.

    Pronunciation

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    • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalkansiˈa/ [ʔɐl.k̠ɐn̪ˈʃa], /ʔalkanˈsia/ [ʔɐl.k̠ɐn̪ˈsiː.jɐ]
      • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ʔalkansiˈa/ [ʔɐl.k̠ɐn̪ˈsja]
    • Rhymes: -a, -ia
    • Syllabification: al‧kan‧si‧ya

    Noun

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    alkansiyá or alkansiya (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜃᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌ)

    1. piggy bank; money box (or any kind of coin container)
      Synonyms: (Batangas) tibuyo, (Marinduque) bungkugan, (Marinduque) bungbong

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    Further reading

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    Tausug

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from Spanish alcancía.

    Pronunciation

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    • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /ʔalkansia/ [ʔɑl.k̠ɑn̪ˈsja]
    • Rhymes: -a
    • Syllabification: al‧kan‧si‧ya

    Noun

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    alkansiya (Sulat Sūg spelling اَلْكَنْسِيَ)

    1. piggy bank
      Synonyms: baung-baung, tumpung

    Yakan

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    Alternative forms

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from Spanish alcancía.

    Noun

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    alkansiya

    1. piggy bank