kahirapan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From hirap +‎ ka- -an.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kahiˈɾapan/ [kɐ.hɪˈɾaː.pɐn̪]
  • Rhymes: -apan
  • Syllabification: ka‧hi‧ra‧pan

Noun

kahirapan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜑᜒᜇᜉᜈ᜔)

  1. hardship; difficulty
    Synonym: adbersidad
    Antonyms: kadalian, kaalwanan, kaginhawahan
  2. poverty
    Synonyms: karalitaan, pagdaralita, karukhaan, pagdurukha, pamumulubi, (obsolete) damot, (obsolete) impok
  3. suffering
    Synonyms: paghihirap, pagtitiis, pagdurusa
  4. lack; scarcity
    Synonyms: kakulangan, kasalatan, kakapusan, kagipitan, paghihikahos

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