angkin
angkín with stress marks
claim ownership
Also means
Angkin can also mean to possess an innate quality or talent — 'angkin na talento' means a natural, inborn talent.
Usage Note
Angkin most commonly appears as a verb meaning to claim something as one's own, sometimes with an implication of doing so without full right or authority. It is also used to describe innate gifts or characteristics one is born with, as in 'angkin na kagandahan' (natural beauty). The rawPartOfSpeech 'ROOT' suggests it is a base form used across word classes.
Examples
" Huwag mong angkinin ang akin. "
Natural Translation
Don't claim what is mine.
Literal Translation
Don't you claim the mine.
" Iyon ang kanyang angkin na lupa. "
Natural Translation
That is his/her claimed land.
Literal Translation
That the his/her owned that land.
" Sinubukan niyang angkinin ang lupa kahit wala siyang anumang dokumento na nagpapatunay nito. "
Natural Translation
He tried to claim the land even though he had no document proving it.
Literal Translation
Tried he-to claim the land even-if none he-of any document that proving this.
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