Where does “ikasimba pa na” come from?
ikasimba pa na (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano simba, from Malay sembah, from Javanese ꦱꦼꦩ꧀ꦧꦃ.
ikasimba pa na (Cebuano): Used mockingly to describe clothing that is heavily torn, ragged, or full of holes
Definitions
- Used mockingly to describe clothing that is heavily torn, ragged, or full of holes
Ancestry of “ikasimba pa na”, step by step
ikasimba pa na traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Cebuano simba
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | simba | to adore; to go to church; to attend church... |
| 2 | Malay | sembah | to worship |
| 3 | Javanese | ꦱꦼꦩ꧀ꦧꦃ | — |
via Cebuano na
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | na | after an adjective marks that something is already the case when it wasn't so before; is now |