Anak

See also: anak, -anak, and -anák

Cebuano

Etymology

From anak (“child”), with a shift in stress to the first syllable.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔanak/ [ˈʔa.n̪ɐk]
• Hyphenation: A‧nak

Noun

Ának (Badlit spelling ᜀᜈᜃ᜔)

1. (Christianity) Jesus Christ; Son of God, Son of Man

Related terms

• Anak sa Diyos
• Anak sa Tawo
• Hesukristo
• Hesus
• Kristo
• Mesiyas

References

• John U. Wolff (1972), A dictionary of Cebuano Visayan‎ (overall work in Cebuano and English), Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press

Tagalog

Etymology

See anak.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈnak/ [ʔɐˈn̪ak̚]
• Rhymes: -ak
• Syllabification: A‧nak

Proper noun

Anák (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈᜃ᜔) (Christianity)

1. Son; Son of God; God the Son (one of the three persons of the Trinity)

   Synonyms: Diyos Anak, Anak ng Diyos, Hesus

   sa ngalan ng Ama, ng Anak, at ng Espiritu Santo ― in the name of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit