inahan sa bangus
Cebuano
Etymology
From inahan + sa + bangus. Literally “mother of the bangus.”
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: i‧na‧han‧sa‧ba‧ngus
Noun
inahan sa bangus
- a wild sea dwelling milkfish (Chanos chanos); as opposed to milkfish raised in aquaculture (see usage notes)
Usage notes
- Inahan sa bangus or awa refers to the wild milkfish while bangus refer mostly to the cultivated milkfish.