From root: anak
Usage Note
Paanakan is a specialized facility or ward where women go to give birth. It is a common term used in healthcare and local neighborhoods.
Examples
" Malapit ang paanakan sa bahay namin. "
Natural Translation
The maternity clinic is near our house.
Literal Translation
Near the maternity-clinic to house our.
" Dinala siya sa paanakan. "
Natural Translation
She was taken to the maternity clinic.
Literal Translation
Brought she to maternity-clinic.
" Dinala kaagad ng asawa niya ang buntis sa paanakan nang magsimula na ang masakit at madalas na kontraksyon. "
Natural Translation
Her husband immediately took the pregnant woman to the maternity clinic when the painful and frequent contractions began.
Literal Translation
Brought immediately by husband his the pregnant to maternity-clinic when started already the painful and frequent contractions.
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