Meaning of "angkin"

angkin •

adj.
• • inborn, native, having or possessing

v.
• • mag-angkin (mag-) to possess (usually used in the incompleted aspect meaning "possessing or having". Nag-aangkin siya ng tanging kagandahan. She has natural beauty. mang-angkin, angkinin (mang-:-in)

v.
• • to claim ownership usually of something that legally belongs to someone else. Nang-angkin na naman ito ng hindi kanya. He's claiming possession again of things that aren't his.

» synonyms and related words:

v.
• • 1. to own: mag-ari, magmay-ari, ariin
  • 2. to have: mag-angkin, angkinin, magkaroon, magtaglay, taglayin
  • 3. to control, influence: maghari, pagharian
  • 4. to be controlled by an evil spirit: pagharian (alipinin) ng demonyo
  • 5. to obtain, to get: magkamit, makamit, makamtan, kamtan, magtamo, matamo, tamuhin

v.
• • 1. to ask with authority: hinging pautos (sapilitan)
  • 2. to ask for as a right: hingin bilang karapatan, hingin ayon sa matwid
  • 3. to call for, require, need: mangailangan, kailanganin
  • 4. to be needed: maging kailangan, kailanganin

n.
• • 1. requirements, need: kailangan, pangangailangan
  • 2. claim: habol, paghahabol, hinahabol, angkin, inaangkin