ikakawhaan

Cebuano
Cebuano ordinal numbers
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    Cardinal : kawhaan
    Ordinal : ikakawhaan
    Adverbial : makakawhaan
    Fractional : sikakawhaan

Etymology

From ika- +‎ kawhaan (“twenty”)

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: i‧ka‧kaw‧ha‧an

Adjective

ikakawhaan

  1. (ordinal) twentieth; 20th
    Synonym: (abbr.) ika-20

Noun

ikakawhaan

  1. the twentieth place; below the ninteenth and above the twenty-first ranks
  2. the twentieth placer; one (person or object) who is in the twentieth place

Adverb

ikakawhaan

  1. (ordinal adverbial) twentieth time

Usage notes
  • Rarely used that some (especially the younger generations) might haven't even heard it before.
    They would use the spanish-derived slang "ikabayinte" or "ikabaynte" instead.
  • The linker "ka" (short form: "-ng") is often used to link it to the word it modifies.
    Ikakawhaan nga komperensiya ― Twentieth conference
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