kaumagdan

== Cebuano == === Etymology === From ka- (circumfix used to form collective nouns) +‎ umalagad (ancestor spirits) +‎ -an. The root umalagad undergoes syncope (loss of the internal "la") and metathesis or contraction to become -umagd-. Literally, "the totality of the ancestor spirits." === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kawˈmaɡdan/ [kɐʊ̯ˈmaɡ.d̪ɐn̪] === Noun === kaumagdan (Badlit spelling ᜃᜂᜋᜄ᜔ᜇᜈ᜔) The collective body of ancestor spirits. A pantheon or assembly of ancestral and nature spirits invoked in ritual. ==== Usage notes ==== This is a highly specialized, archaic, and ritualistic term found in traditional Visayan chants and oral literature. It is used to address the spirits not as individuals, but as a unified force governing different domains of the natural world. ==== Quotations ==== === See also === umalagad (“ancestor spirit”) kalawran (“open sea; deep ocean”) harang (“ritual offering”)