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Bisaya · Cebuano · Vocabulary

Ikalima

English

fifthordinal number / adjective

Pronunciation

ee-kah-LEE-mah

Root and affixes

Formed with ika-, a prefix used for ordinal numbers, and lima, five. Ikalima = fifth.

Meaning and usage notes

Use ikalima for ordinal position: fifth day, fifth person, fifth place. For the cardinal number “five,” use lima.

fifthfivenumberorderordinalpositionsequence
Example 1

Siya ang ikalima sa lista.

He/She is fifth on the list.

Example 2

Sa ikalima nga adlaw, mipahulay sila.

On the fifth day, they rested.

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